Live from Cape Canaveral

by Barbree, Jay

• ISBN13: 9780061233937
• ISBN10: 0061233935
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Some fifty years ago, while a cub reporter, Jay Barbree caught space fever the night that Sputnik passed over Georgia. He moved to the then-sleepy village of Cocoa Beach, Florida, right outside Cape Canaveral, and began reporting on rockets that fizzled as often as they soared. In "Live from Cape Canaveral," Barbree-the only reporter who has covered every mission flown by astronauts-offers his unique perspective on the space program. He shares affectionate portraits of astronauts as well as some of his fellow journalists and tells some very funny behind-the-scenes stories-many involving astronaut pranks. Barbree also shows how much the space program and its press coverage have changed over time. Warm and perceptive, he reminds us just how thrilling the great moments of the space race were and why America fell in love with its heroic, sometimes larger-than-life astronauts.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Sputnik	p. 1
The Early Days	p. 14
The Astronauts	p. 31
First in Space	p. 47
John Glenn	p. 65
On Orbit	p. 81
The Worst of Times	p. 95
Gemini	p. 105
"I've got a fire in the cockpit!"	p. 121
A Christmas Moon	p. 136
The Secret Side of Space	p. 144
Highway to the Moon	p. 149
The Landing	p. 159
Moon Walk	p. 167
The Successful Failure	p. 175
On the Moon	p. 188
After the Moon	p. 199
A Handshake in Space	p. 204
Down Home with Jimmy Carter	p. 211
The Space Shuttle Era	p. 216
Challenger: A Disaster	p. 226
What Happened?	p. 236
An Eternity of Descent	p. 249
Sudden Death	p. 254
How High Is Up?	p. 269
As the Century Turned	p. 279
Columbia: Had They Only Looked	p. 291
That's a Wrap!	p. 300
Index	p. 309
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