Rocket Men
Fifty years ago, Christmas 1968, Man first orbited the Moon. This book tells the inside story of that epic journey.
In early 1968, the Apollo programme was on shaky footing. President Kennedy’s end-of-decade deadline to put a man on the Moon was in jeopardy, and the Soviets were threatening to pull ahead in the space race.
By August 1968, with its back against the wall, NASA decided to scrap its us...
Fifty years ago, Christmas 1968, Man first orbited the Moon. This book tells the inside story of that epic journey.
In early 1968, the Apollo programme was on shaky footing. President Kennedy’s end-of-decade deadline to put a man on the Moon was in jeopardy, and the Soviets were threatening to pull ahead in the space race.
By August 1968, with its back against the wall, NASA decided to scrap its us...
