Rocket men
Rocket menRobert Kurson

Rocket men (2018)

Robert Kurson

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Shares the inside story of the dangerous Apollo 8 mission, focusing on the lives of astronaut heroes Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders, while illuminating the political factors that prompted the decision to risk lives to save the Apollo program and define the space race.

ISBN:
9780812988703
Length:
384 pages

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