AnyBook4Less.com	Find the Best Price on the Web Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Home  |  Store List  |  FAQ  |  Contact Us  |
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money Keyword AuthorISBN

Title: Appointment on the moon;: The full story of Americans in space, from Explorer I to the lunar landing and beyond by Richard S Lewis ISBN: 0-670-12969-0 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 1969 Format: Unknown Binding List Price(USD): $7.00

Your Country USA Canada United Kingdom Australia Austria Belgium France Germany Italy Netherlands Switzerland Currency AutoUSD CAD GBP EUR AUD CHF Delivery Only cheapest delivery All delivery options Include Used Books Are you a club member of: Barnes and Noble Books A Million Chapters.Indigo.ca

Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

Rating: 5
Summary: Space travel has never been safe
Comment: I was given this book many years ago while in elementary school. I re-read it in college while doing research for a term paper.

Richard Lewis gives a thorough history of the space program in the 1960's starting with the Mercury program, on to the Gemini program and finalizing with the Apollo program's finest success, landing a man on the moon.

Mr Lewis gives a detailed enginner's eye view of many of the issues that faced NASA while trying to meet President Kennedy's proclamation that the US would land a man on the moon, and bring them home safe.

It has been nearly twenty years since I first read this book, but still remember the chapter titled, "Fire in the Cockpit". How many of us can say that we not only remember an item from a book we read 20+ years ago, let alone the chapter title as well? It was riveting.

I was watching the movie Armegeddon the other day and they have a scene at the Kennedy Space Center where they show a plaque memorializing the astronauts of Apollo 1. The Fire in the Cockpit chapter dealt with those astronauts and how the gave their lives.

I would recommend this book to anyone looking for information on the men and women in and around NASA during the Space Race.