Moonfire: The Epic Journey Of Apollo 11

Moonfire: The Epic Journey Of Apollo 11

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A unique tribute to the defining scientific mission of our time "MoonFireis the greatest book I have ever seen. The photography is unparalleled...It is more than just a book, it is an experience." - David Schonauer,American Photo It has been calledthe single most historic event of the 20th century:On July 20, 1969Neil Armstrong, Buzz AldrinandMichael Collinsmet John F. Kennedy's call for a manned Moon landing by the end of the 1960s. A decade of tests and training, a staff of 400,000 engineers and scientists, a budget of $24 billion, and the most powerful rocket ever launched all combined in an unprecedented event watched by millions the world over.And no one captured the men, the mood, and the machinery like Norman Mailer. One of the greatest writers of the 20th Century, Norman Mailerwas hired by LIFE in 1969 to cover the Moon shot. His three-part feature was the longest nonfiction piece LIFE had published. He enhanced and extended his reportage with deeper reflection in the brilliantly crafted book, Of a Fire on the Moon, excerpted here for the first time. Equally adept at examining the science of space travel and the psychology of the men involved-from Saturn V rocket engineer Wernher von Braun, to the crucial NASA support staff, to the three astronauts-Mailer provides provocative and trenchant insights into this epoch-making event. Illustrating this volume are hundreds of the best photographs and maps from the NASA vaults, magazine archives, and private collections.Many of them previously unpublished, these images document the development of the agency and the mission, life inside the c

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