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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, David Whitehouse brings you the inside story of the astronauts, NASA engineers and political rivals that brought an end to the Space Race. Fifty years ago in July 1969, Apollo 11 became the first manned mission to land on the moon, and Neil Armstrong the first man to step onto its surface. US President Nixon called it the greatest week since creation. In the most authoritative book ever written about Apollo, David Whitehouse reveals the true drama behind the mission, telling the story in the words of those who took part - based around exclusive interviews with the key players. This enthralling book takes us from the early rocket pioneers to the shock America received from the Soviets' launch of the first satellite, Sputnik; from the race to put the first person into space, through President Kennedy's enthusiasm and later doubts, to the astronauts' intense competition to leave the first footprint. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the moon landing, here is the story as told by the crew of Apollo 11 and the many other astronauts who paved the way or followed themselves after the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, alongside Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Astronauts, engineers, politicians, NASA officials, Soviet rivals - all tell their own story of a great moment of human achievement.

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'Terrific and enthralling' -- New Scientist 'An authoritative account of Apollo 11 and the end of the space race, shedding light on the true drama behind the mission.' -- The Observer

'Terrific and enthralling' -- New Scientist

Terrific and enthralling -- New Scientist An authoritative account of Apollo 11 and the end of the space race, shedding light on the true drama behind the mission. -- The Observer Fascinating * The Herald * 'Fast-paced and tremendously readable ... What makes this book really stand out from other Apollo based books is the inclusion of long quotes from interviews with astronauts such as John Glenn (the first American to orbit Earth), Eugene Cernan (the last man to walk on the Moon) and, of course, Neil Armstrong himself.' ***** Book of the Month * BBC Sky at Night magazine * The book is at its most successful when Whitehouse gets out of the way of its protagonists, letting the astronauts and cosmonauts offer their own verbatim accounts of their often perilous - and occasionally fatal - missions. The real strength of this book is its tribute to the human qualities of these men - and they are all men, with the exception of the brief but gripping story of one female cosmonaut - who were willing to sacrifice so much. * The Irish News * In the most authoritative book ever written about Apollo, David Whitehouse reveals the true drama behind the mission, telling the story in the words of those who took part based around exclusive interviews with the key players ... [An] enthralling book * All About Space * David Whitehouse's masterly narration of what he calls 'the inside story' is profoundly gratifying. -- The Spectator Whitehouse has a reporter's gift for uncomplicated storytelling -- Financial Times One of the best books ever written about the lunar landing ... absolutely brilliant -- Engineering and Technology Magazine

'Terrific and enthralling' -- New Scientist 'An authoritative account of Apollo 11 and the end of the space race, shedding light on the true drama behind the mission.' -- The Observer 'Fascinating' * The Herald *

'Terrific and enthralling' -- New Scientist 'An authoritative account of Apollo 11 and the end of the space race, shedding light on the true drama behind the mission.' -- The Observer 'Fascinating' * The Herald * 'Fast-paced and tremendously readable ... What makes this book really stand out from other Apollo based books is the inclusion of long quotes from interviews with astronauts such as John Glenn (the first American to orbit Earth), Eugene Cernan (the last man to walk on the Moon) and, of course, Neil Armstrong himself.' ***** Book of the Month * BBC Sky at Night magazine * '[T]he book is at its most successful when Whitehouse gets out of the way of its protagonists, letting the astronauts and cosmonauts offer their own verbatim accounts of their often perilous - and occasionally fatal - missions. The real strength of this book is its tribute to the human qualities of these men -and they are all men, with the exception of the brief but gripping story of one female cosmonaut - who were willing to sacrifice so much.' * The Irish News * 'In the most authoritative book ever written about Apollo, David Whitehouse reveals the true drama behind the mission, telling the story in the words of those who took part based around exclusive interviews with the key players ... [An] enthralling book' * All About Space * 'David Whitehouse's masterly narration of what he calls `the inside story' is profoundly gratifying.' -- The Spectator 'Whitehouse has a reporter's gift for uncomplicated storytelling' -- Financial Times 'One of the best books ever written about the lunar landing ... absolutely brilliant' -- Engineering and Technology Magazine

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David Whitehouse is a former BBC Science Correspondent and BBC Science Editor. He is the author of five books including The Sun: A Biography and Journey to the Centre of the Earth, and has written for many newspapers and magazines including The Times, The Guardian, Focus, New Scientist and The Economist. He also appears on many TV and radio programmes. Asteroid 4036 Whitehouse is named after him. www.davidwhitehouse.com

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