The Apollo Chronicles

The Apollo Chronicles
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Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780190681340
ISBN-13 : 0190681349
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Book Synopsis The Apollo Chronicles by : Brandon R. Brown

Download or read book The Apollo Chronicles written by Brandon R. Brown and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A uniquely earthbound story of space travel, The Apollo Chronicles immerses readers in the obsessive lives and work of NASA's engineers from the starting gun of the space race through the triumphant Moon landings. Filled with new interviews, scrubbed of technical jargon, and infused with the turbulent backdrop of the 1960's, the narrative follows a handful of main characters through their longest days, tightest deadlines, and most confounding challenges. In the end, the surviving engineers reflect: How exactly did we do it, and what did we learn?


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