Alan Shepard was the first American to rocket into space and Deke Slayton was supervisor of the US astronaut corps for 12 years. This is their account of the bitter struggle between the super-powers to be first on the moon. Why did the Apollo 1 capsule burst into flames killing three astronauts? Why were Neil Armstrong and his crew dangerously close to being stranded on the moon? What were the reasons for the poor relationship between NASA scientists and the astronauts? After 25 years of speculative debate in the media surrounding these questions concerning the competence of NASA and the human cost of the space race, the authors reveal the background behind the news stories. This is not only an account of the politics of the space programme but a book which recalls the sucesses, disappointments and tragedies of those people involved in the launch and flight of America's space craft.
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Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed this. Although it isn't actually written by Shepard and Slayton themselves, they were clearly the main focuses of the journalist author's writing. The quality of the writing was I thought very evocative and moving and really brought home the majesty and significance of the Apollo missions. Marvellous, stirring stuff. 5/5
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By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Fantastic book exploring the race to the Moon and the lives of two of the astronauts , Deke Slayton and Alan Shepherd ( both unfortunately dead now.)
The book not only tells the story of how man got to the Moon, and of the various missions before Apollo ( Mercury and Gemini) but tells the incredible story of these two astronauts and their personal trials and tribulations ( both were grounded as astronauts for many years by NASA due to health problems.)
Alan Shepherd ( 1st American into space ) tells in graphic detail, his thoughts and feelings when he walked on the Moon on Apollo 14 and describes the harrowing and unbelievable story of how their mission almost ended in tragedy and failure, following on from the disaster of apollo 13, and which if had been unsuccessful would have meant the end of the Apollo missions ( infact the mission was so successful that a further three Apollo missions and landings took place after this.)
Anyone that enjoys an exciting adventure story must read this book. A spell-binding book that chronicles one of the most incredible adventures man has ever undergone.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Splenda
Format:Hardcover
Excitingly-written and designed to grab the attention of the reader, and in that it succeeds. But it does so by inventing conversations, often creating events that never happened, and even uses a faked moon landing photo that is a composite. For excitement, I enjoyed it, it would have made a good novel. For accuracy, it really sucks. Read some of the much better books out there like "For Spacious Skies" and "A Man on the Moon" instead.
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