text Chasing the moon : the people, the politics, and the promise that launched America into the space age
- Summary
- In 1961, President John F. Kennedy proposed the nation spend twenty billion dollars to land a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. Stone and Andres reveal for the first time the unknown stories of the individuals whose imaginative work ac... Read more
- Contents
- Prologue: July 16, 1969 -- A place beyond the sky (1903-1950) -- The man who sold the moon (1952-1960) -- The New Frontier (1961-1963) -- Welcome to the space age (1964-1966) -- Earthrise (1967-1968) -- Magnificent desolation (1969) -- The final f... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- xiii, 359 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Publisher
- 2019
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 629.45 STO in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Peninsula Community Library | 629.45 STO in Adult | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 629.45 STO in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| TADL-PCL | 629.45 STO in Adult | Available |
Astronautics and state United States History 20th century
Aeronautics and state United States History 20th century
Space flight History 20th century
Space race
Outer space Exploration History 20th century
Astronautics and state
Aeronautics and state
Exploration of outer space
Space flight
Space race
Outer space
United States