Genesis : the story of Apollo 8 : the first manned flight to another world /
Chronicles the flight of Apollo 8, the first manned flight to the moon, and discusses how the mission affected world history and influenced the American culture
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Four Walls Eight Windows,
1998
New York : c1998 New York : [1998] |
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| Summary: | Chronicles the flight of Apollo 8, the first manned flight to the moon, and discusses how the mission affected world history and influenced the American culture Focusing on the first manned flight to leave the earth's orbit, this book puts the space race in the context of American and world history. Christmas 1998 marks the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 8 flight. Color photos It was Christmas Eve 1968. And the astronauts of Apollo 8 - Commander Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders - were participants in a mission that took them faster (24,000 mph) and farther from the earth (240,000 miles) than any human had ever traveled. Apollo 8 was the mission that broke humanity's absolute bond to the earth: it was the first manned vehicle to leave the earth's orbit Confined within a tiny spaceship, the astronauts were aided in their journey by a computer less powerful than one of today's handheld calculators. Their mission was not only a triumph of engineering, but also an enduring moment in history. The words these three men spoke from lunar orbit reverberated through American society, changing our culture in ways no one predicted |
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| Item Description: | Illustration on lining papers Map of part of the lunar surface of the moon as seen from Apollo 8 on endpapers |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 299 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm xvi, 299 p., [6] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm xvi, 299 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-290) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-290) and index |
| ISBN: | 1568581181 9781568581187 |