The Moonlandings: An Eyewitness Account

by Reginald Turnill , Foreword by Buzz Aldrin

• ISBN13: 9780521035354
• ISBN10: 052103535X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-18
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The Soviet-American race to land the first man on the moon was a technical challenge unlike any other in recent human history. Reginald Turnill, the BBC's Aerospace Correspondent, covered the entire story first-hand, and his reports were heard and seen by millions around the world. With unparalleled access to the politicians, scientists and technicians involved in the race to the moon, Turnill got to know all the early astronauts - Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin - as they pioneered the techniques that made the moon landings possible. He became a friend of Dr Wernher von Braun, the German rocket pioneer and mastermind behind it all. This eyewitness account of one of the most thrilling adventures of the twentieth Century is written in a lucid style, packed with action and drama, and is a fascinating read for all those interested in the story of the race to the moon.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Growing Up with Space - Sources and Acknowledgments	p. xiii
The Context: A Twentieth-century Faust	p. 1
Preparing for Manned Spaceflight	p. 14
Gagarin Puts Russia Ahead	p. 24
The Moon and How to Get There	p. 33
The Seven Story Begins	p. 39
Glenn Gets There First	p. 56
Sequels to the Seven Story	p. 70
Space Travel: Learning the Rules	p. 88
Overtaking the Russians	p. 108
Apollo's Bad Start	p. 121
Lassoing the Moon	p. 148
What Makes an Astronaut?	p. 174
Final Rehearsals	p. 183
The Eagle Soars	p. 210
The Eagle Swoops	p. 232
First Steps-and Where They Led	p. 255
The Moonrocks-and Mars!	p. 283
Second Steps on the Moon	p. 298
The Thirteen Story	p. 308
Last Men on the Moon	p. 337
Apollo's Inconclusive Findings	p. 373
Epilogues to Apollo	p. 380
John Glenn's Apollo Postscript	p. 412
Bibliography	p. 425
Appendices
NASA and 400 Years of Failure	p. 428
Von Braun's Master Plan for Mars	p. 432
The Armstrong Photo Mystery	p. 442
US Spaceflights Described in The Moonlandings	p. 445
Index	p. 449
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