Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11 / James Donovan.

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements, the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the space race against the Soviets...

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Main Author: Donovan, Jim, 1954- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
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