Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Voyage of Apollo 11

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'This is the best book on Apollo that I have read. Extensively researched and meticulously accurate, it successfully traces not only the technical highlights of the program but also the contributions of the extraordinary people who made it possible.' (Mike Collins, Command Module Pilot on Apollo 11)'Donovan combines his masterful research skills and narrative gifts in recounting the full story of the most famous Apollo trip... Drawing on dozens of interviews with the era's engineers and scientists, Donovan's history is a powerfully written and irresistible celebration of the Apollo missions.' (Booklist starred review)`With a brilliant eye for detail and an elegant sense of historical narrative, Donovan's Shoot for the Moon is sure to be a space race classic.' (Annie Jacobsen, bestselling author & Pulitzer Prize finalist)On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, a moment forever ingrained in history. Perhaps the world's greatest technological achievement- and a triumph of spirit and ingenuity - the Apollo 11 mission and the Apollo program was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to putting a man on the Moon and winning the Space Race with the Soviets.Seen through the eyes of the those who lived it, SHOOT FOR THE MOON reveals the dangers, the challenges and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that made it possible. Both sweeping and intimate, and based on exhaustive research and dozens of fresh interviews, this is the definitive - and thrilling - account of one of humankind's most extraordinary feats of exploration.