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New York Times bestseller for fans of First Man: A “breathtaking” insider history of NASA’s space program—from astronauts Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton (Entertainment Weekly).
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation’s most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to lead America to the moon. The first into space was Alan Shepard; the last was Deke Slayton, whose irregular heartbeat kept him grounded until 1975. They spent the 1960s at the forefront of NASA’s effort to conquer space, and Moon Shot is their inside account of what many call the twentieth century’s greatest feat—landing humans on another world.
Collaborating with NBC’s veteran space reporter Jay Barbree, Shepard and Slayton narrate in gripping detail the story of America’s space exploration from the time of Shepard’s first flight until he and eleven others had walked on the moon.
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“Moon Shot is a well written first hand account if an astounding time and event in American history.”Likable charactersEasy to readSuspensefulFeel good
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“I really liked "Failure is not an Option" more than this book, but any book about this time is good.
The view from the astronauts perspective was great in this book, probably the last chapter where he lambasts the US Government and taxpayers complete abandonment of the space program (ok maybe relative). Is the most useful chapter in this book.
The story provided give a good example of the work that was done, as well as the comradery with their Russian cosmonauts was interesting and not covered in other books on the subject.”
About Alan Shepard
As one of the original seven Mercury astronauts, Alan Shepard (1923–1998) became the first American in space on May 5, 1961, and a decade later took, with his partner Edgar Mitchell, the longest walk—two miles—on the moon before hitting a golf ball for miles and miles across the lunar landscape.
Deke Slayton
Another Mercury astronaut, Deke Slayton (1924–1993) was meant to be the second American in Earth orbit, but was grounded because of an irregular heartbeat. He stayed on at NASA to supervise his fellow astronauts and was returned to flight status in 1972. In 1975, after sixteen years as head of the astronaut office, Slayton made it into space for the historic first docking of an American and a Russian spacecraft, a step that was a long stride on the road to end the Cold War.
Jay Barbree
<p>Jay Barbree, seen left reporting live from the launch of Gemini 6 in December 1965, has covered the space race since <em>Sputnik</em> as a correspondent for NBC. The NBC space unit won an Emmy for its coverage of the first <em>Apollo</em> moon landing. Barbree also broke the world news exclusive on the cause of the <em>Challenger</em> explosion. The coauthor of the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller <em>Moon Shot</em>, he lives near Cape Canaveral.</p>
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