Ebook {Epub PDF} Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon by Jeffrey Kluger

Buy Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon Illustrated by Kluger, Jeffrey (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on Reviews:  · The full story of Apollo 8 has never been told, and only Jeffrey Kluger—Jim Lovell’s co-author on their bestselling book about Apollo 13—can do it justice. Here is the tale of a mission that was both a calculated risk and a wild crapshoot, a stirring account of how three American heroes forever changed our view of the home planet.  · Join us for a talk by Jeffrey Kluger, author of "Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon." Kluger's new book tells the gripping true story of Apollo 8, a harrowing mission that launched astronauts into lunar orbit, provided our first glimpse at the far side of the moon, and marked the first reentry into Earth's atmosphere.

The full story of Apollo 8 has never been told, and only Jeffrey Kluger—Jim Lovell's co-author on their bestselling book about Apollo 13—can do it justice. Here is the tale of a mission that was both a calculated risk and a wild crapshoot, a stirring account of how three American heroes forever changed our view of the home planet. Kluger - who previously documented the Apollo 13 crisis with Commander Jim Lovell, also the pilot aboard Apollo 8 - recounts the first manned mission to orbit the moon, marrying technological and historical perspectives with eyewitness accounts to spin a brisk, thrilling, and informative tale. Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon The full story of Apollo 8 has never been told, and only Jeffrey Kluger can do it justice. Here is the tale of a mission that was both a calculated risk and a wild crapshoot, a stirring account of how three American heroes forever changed our view of the home planet.

Written with all the color and verve of the best narrative nonfiction, Apollo 8 takes us from. You won’t have to be a rocket scientist to enjoy Jeffrey Kluger’s Apollo 8 (though it’s pure candy for aficionados). Kluger - who previously documented the Apollo 13 crisis with Commander Jim Lovell, also the pilot aboard Apollo 8 – recounts the first manned mission to orbit the moon, marrying technological and historical perspectives with eyewitness accounts to spin a brisk, thrilling, and informative tale. The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our darkest years with a nearly unimaginable triumph. In August , NASA made a bold decision: in just sixteen weeks.