Shoot for the Moon

For the 50th anniversary, the epic story of Apollo 11 and the astronauts, flight controllers, and engineers who made it happen, by the author of the bestselling A Terrible Glory and The Blood of Heroes.

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, a moment forever ingrained in history. Perhaps the world's greatest technological achievement-and a triumph of American spirit and ingenuity-the Apollo 11 mission, and the entire Apollo program, was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to putting a man on the Moon and winning the Space Race against the Soviets.

Seen through the eyes of the those who lived it, Shoot for the Moon reveals the dangers, the challenges, and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that made it possible. Both sweeping and intimate, and based on exhaustive research and dozens of fresh interviews, bestselling author James Donovan's Shoot for the Moon is the definitive and thrilling account of one of humankind's most extraordinary feats of exploration.

Pentru aniversarea a 50 de ani, povestea epica a lui Apollo 11 si a astronautilor, a controlorilor de zbor si a inginerilor care au facut-o sa se intample, de catre autorul bestsellerurilor A Terrible Glory si The Blood of Heroes. La 20 iulie 1969, Neil Armstrong si Buzz Aldrin a devenit primii oameni care au mers pe Luna, un moment pentru totdeauna inradacinat in istorie.