The Resource Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11, James Donovan
Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11, James Donovan
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The item Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11, James Donovan represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 9 library branches.
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The item Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11, James Donovan represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 9 library branches.
- Summary
- "When the alarm went off forty thousand feet above the moon's surface, both astronauts looked down at me computer to see 1202 flashing on the readout. Neither of them knew what it meant, and time was running out... On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements--and a triumph of American spirit and ingenuity--the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the space race against the Soviets. Set amid the tensions of the Cold War and the upheavals of the sixties, and filled with first-person, behind-the-scenes details, [this] is a gripping account of the dangers, the challenges, and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that came before it. From the shock of Sputnik and the heart-stopping final minutes of John Glenn's Mercury flight to the deadly whirligig of Gemini 8, the doomed Apollo 1 mission, and that perilous landing on the Sea of Tranquility--when the entire world held its breath while Armstrong and Aldrin battled computer alarms, low fuel, and other problems--James Donovan tells the whole story. Both sweeping and intimate, Shoot for the Moon is 'a powerfully written and irresistible celebration' (Booklist, starred review) of one of humankind's most extraordinary feats of exploration."--Dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 453 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Part I: Up. Cossacks in space ; Of monkeys and men ; "The howling infinite" ; Man on a missile
- Part II: Around. In orbit ; Under pressure ; The Gusmobile ; The walk, and a sky gone berserk
- Part III: Out. Inferno ; Recovery ; Phoenix and earthrise ; "Amiable strangers" ; A practice run and a dress rehearsal
- Part IV: Down. "You're go" ; The Translunar Express ; Descent to Luna ; Moondust
- Isbn
- 9780316341783
- Label
- Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11
- Title
- Shoot for the moon
- Title remainder
- the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11
- Statement of responsibility
- James Donovan
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "When the alarm went off forty thousand feet above the moon's surface, both astronauts looked down at me computer to see 1202 flashing on the readout. Neither of them knew what it meant, and time was running out... On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements--and a triumph of American spirit and ingenuity--the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the space race against the Soviets. Set amid the tensions of the Cold War and the upheavals of the sixties, and filled with first-person, behind-the-scenes details, [this] is a gripping account of the dangers, the challenges, and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that came before it. From the shock of Sputnik and the heart-stopping final minutes of John Glenn's Mercury flight to the deadly whirligig of Gemini 8, the doomed Apollo 1 mission, and that perilous landing on the Sea of Tranquility--when the entire world held its breath while Armstrong and Aldrin battled computer alarms, low fuel, and other problems--James Donovan tells the whole story. Both sweeping and intimate, Shoot for the Moon is 'a powerfully written and irresistible celebration' (Booklist, starred review) of one of humankind's most extraordinary feats of exploration."--Dust jacket
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- NjBwBT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Donovan, Jim
- Dewey number
- 629.45/4
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Project Apollo (U.S.)
- Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
- Space flight to the moon
- Label
- Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11, James Donovan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-439) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: Up. Cossacks in space ; Of monkeys and men ; "The howling infinite" ; Man on a missile -- Part II: Around. In orbit ; Under pressure ; The Gusmobile ; The walk, and a sky gone berserk -- Part III: Out. Inferno ; Recovery ; Phoenix and earthrise ; "Amiable strangers" ; A practice run and a dress rehearsal -- Part IV: Down. "You're go" ; The Translunar Express ; Descent to Luna ; Moondust
- Control code
- on1088720747
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 453 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780316341783
- Lccn
- 2019001211
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), portraits (some color)
- Label
- Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11, James Donovan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-439) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: Up. Cossacks in space ; Of monkeys and men ; "The howling infinite" ; Man on a missile -- Part II: Around. In orbit ; Under pressure ; The Gusmobile ; The walk, and a sky gone berserk -- Part III: Out. Inferno ; Recovery ; Phoenix and earthrise ; "Amiable strangers" ; A practice run and a dress rehearsal -- Part IV: Down. "You're go" ; The Translunar Express ; Descent to Luna ; Moondust
- Control code
- on1088720747
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 453 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780316341783
- Lccn
- 2019001211
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), portraits (some color)
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