Appointment on the Moon: The full story of Americans in space from Explorer 1 to the lunar landing and beyond [Revised] LCCN 77008795

In Appointment on the Moon, Richard S. Lewis traces the story of America's venture in space from its beginnings sho

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Table of contents :
Prologue: Operation Backfire 1

1. The Phoenix 5
2. The World-Circling Spaceship 25
3. A Wind between the Worlds 68
4. Project Mercury 100
5. Fireball 129
6. Rendezvous 155
7. Men in Orbit 198
8. Mare Nubium 230
9. No Hiding Place 263
10. The Tall Towers 300
11. Gemini 327
12. Fke in the Cockpit 373
13. Saturn 501: The Big Shot 408
14. Genesis Revisited 434
15. Landfall 463
Epilogue 540

Reference Notes 547
Index 553
Illustrations following page 280

Appointment on the Moon: The full story of Americans in space from Explorer 1 to the lunar landing and beyond [Revised]
 LCCN 77008795

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