About this title: Alan Shepard was the first American to rocket into space and Deke Slayton was supervisor of the US astronaut corps for 12 years. This is their account of the bitter struggle between the super-powers to be first on the moon. Why did the Apollo 1 capsule burst into flames killing three astronauts? Why were Neil Armstrong and his crew dangerously ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Turner Publishing, Inc.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781878685544ISBN:1878685546
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 383 p. Previous Owner's Inscription. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Turner Pub
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9781570361678ISBN:1570361673
Description: Good. Good Condition. Reasonable wear. Still very useable. Clean, mark-free interior! SHIPS W/IN 24 HOURS! FREE INSURANCE on all orders! E-mail notification! Careful, thorough packaging. Fast, personal service. No hassle, full refund return policy! COMBINE SHIPPING-TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER BOOKS/CDs/MOVIES AVAILABLE! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Turner Pub
Date Published: 1994-05
ISBN-13:9781878685544ISBN:1878685546
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, no tears or chips to the DJ, interior clean and bright, binding tight, a wonderful copy throughout. read more
Description: Good. This book has medium cover wear, light cover lift, spine creases, heavy spine tilt, some creases on covers, light page edge wear. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Turner Pub
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781878685544ISBN:1878685546
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Turner Publishing, Inc.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9781570361678ISBN:1570361673
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Great Copy. Clean and Unmarked. Binding is tight. Spine is square and has slight creasing, and slight wear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Turner Pub
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781878685544ISBN:1878685546
Description: Good in Good jacket. Ex-library. 225-v Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
"Given the approach of the 40th anniversary of our first touchdown on the moon, I thought this book would be appropriate. I'm pretty familiar with the U.S. space program of the 60s, but this was still an informative and fun-to-read narrative from two men intimately involved with the program. While they tried to maintain an objective, third-person writing, the story is clearly about Deke Slayton and Alan Shephard. That's not a bad thing! It really added flavor to my understanding of the development of the space program, and talked in more detail about many of the individual missions of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. The conclusion of the book is with the Apollo-Soyuz link-up, in which Deke Slayton finally got to fly in space. It's a touching account."
"This book was my one, single big push into pursuing a career in the Astronomy/Space Exploration field. You'll feel like you know these guys after you read it. The Mercury 7 and all of the other pioneering astronauts were some great people. Definitely worth the read. Very informative from a really personal standpoint."
"A great book, about an intersting time in history. I had to read this in 11th grade back in 1996. It is still a good one that I pick up from time to time."
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