Bibliograph

Chasing the moon, the people, the politics, and the promise that launched America into the space age, Robert Stone and Alan Andres

Type

Label

Chasing the moon, the people, the politics, and the promise that launched America into the space age, Robert Stone and Alan Andres

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-338) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chasing the moon

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1080556391

Responsibility statement

Robert Stone and Alan Andres

Sub title

the people, the politics, and the promise that launched America into the space age

Summary

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy proposed the nation spend twenty billion dollars to land a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. Stone and Andres reveal for the first time the unknown stories of the individuals whose imaginative work across several decades culminated in America's momentous achievement. They show that the moon landing-- now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary-- grew out of the dreams of science fiction writers, filmmakers, military geniuses, and rule-breaking scientists. Setting these key players in the political, social, and cultural climate of the time, the book focuses on the science, the history, and the individuals behind what was undoubtedly the greatest human achievement of the twentieth century. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Prologue: July 16, 1969 -- A place beyond the sky (1903-1950) -- The man who sold the moon (1952-1960) -- The New Frontier (1961-1963) -- Welcome to the space age (1964-1966) -- Earthrise (1967-1968) -- Magnificent desolation (1969) -- The final frontier (1970-1979) -- Afterword: After a few more revolutions around the sun

Target audience

adult

Classification