Destination Moon : the remarkable and improbable voyage of Apollo 11 /
Presents a clear narrative on how the United States won the space race against Russia by landing a man on the Moon in 1969.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Roaring Brook Press,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The ultimate destination
- Part 1: War. Ensign Faget's close call
- Pirates of the western Pacific
- Lieutenant Slayton flies another mission
- Captain Phillips bombs Major von Braun
- Major Webb faces the big one
- "We need it yesterday!"
- The NACA
- Part 2: Dreams. America lands on its feet
- Von Braun lands in America
- The Cold War
- Disney to the rescue
- The empire strikes back
- Explorer
- Russia's rocket
- Part 3: Spacemen. Max makes his pitch
- "Let's get on with it"
- The original seven
- The vice president finds a space chief
- "Light this candle"
- Go to the Moon
- The president's speech
- Part 4: The plan. Pieces of the puzzle
- How to get to the Moon, and back
- The race heats up
- The great escape
- General Phillips joins the team
- "Do good work!"
- The women of Apollo
- Part 5: Crews. Squadron commander
- The Moon comes into focus
- Neil Armstrong's wild ride
- "Fire in the cockpit"
- "Go, baby, go!"
- The submariner takes charge
- Lunar reconnaissance
- Part 6: The Moon. A new mission takes shape
- "In the beginning"
- Earthrise
- Go fever
- Tranquility Base
- One small step
- "We must stop"
- Six landing sites
- Timeline.