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Moon Shot

The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings

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Moon Shot

Written by: Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton, Jay Barbree, Neil Armstrong - introduction by
Narrated by: Christopher Grove
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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 20th 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 11 others had walked on the moon.

©2011 Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton, and Jay Barbree (P)2019 Tantor Americas Astronomy & Space Science History & Culture Science World Technology Aviation Interstellar US Air Force Mathematics Soviet Union Air Force
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follows well the story of the space race, but misses on some important facts. ex. continues to mention Korolev well after his death and fails to attribute the lack of the soviet progress to a lack of leadership after Korolev past away.

not bad. could use better narration

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