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Apollo
- Narrator
- Bob Souer
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 30 April 2019
- Run Time
- 18 hours 15 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Apollo is the behind-the-scenes story of an epic achievement. Based on exhaustive research that included many exclusive interviews, Apollo tells how America went from a standing start to a landing on the moon at a speed that now seems impossible. It describes the unprecedented engineering challenges that had to be overcome to create the mammoth Saturn V and the facilities to launch it. It takes you onto the gantries at Cape Canaveral and behind the consoles of Houston’s Mission Control as it relives the tragedy of the fire on Apollo 1, the first descent to the lunar surface, and the rescue of Apollo 13. A story of daring bordering on recklessness on the ground and life-and-death decisions made in seconds during the flights, Apollo captures the drama of humans leaving Earth for the first time.
Critics Review
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“Marvelous….Captures the mood and spirit of the people who found a way to the moon.
Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut, New York Times Book Review
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“A dramatic, behind-the-scenes account of America’s ten-year race to the moon. A highly satisfying tale, rich, densely packed, and beautifully told.”
Washington Post Book World
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“Heart-gripping…So brilliantly told one can almost smell the perspiration in Houston Mission Control.”
San Francisco Chronicle
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“An absorbing story.”
Publishers Weekly
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“A fast-paced and perceptive look at the people behind one of the most daunting technological feats of the twentieth century…An inspiring and informative chronicle.”
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Details
- Author
- Charles Murray, Catherine Bly Cox
- Narrator
- Bob Souer
- Duration
- 18 hours 15 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 April 2019
- ISBN
- 9781982654139
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- History, Space science, Aerospace and aviation technology, Astronautics
Synopsis
Apollo is the behind-the-scenes story of an epic achievement. Based on exhaustive research that included many exclusive interviews, Apollo tells how America went from a standing start to a landing on the moon at a speed that now seems impossible. It describes the unprecedented engineering challenges that had to be overcome to create the mammoth Saturn V and the facilities to launch it. It takes you onto the gantries at Cape Canaveral and behind the consoles of Houston’s Mission Control as it relives the tragedy of the fire on Apollo 1, the first descent to the lunar surface, and the rescue of Apollo 13. A story of daring bordering on recklessness on the ground and life-and-death decisions made in seconds during the flights, Apollo captures the drama of humans leaving Earth for the first time.
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