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Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes
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by Billy Watkins and Fred Haise
Sales Rank: 329135
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List Price: $17.95
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Cover Type: Paperback with 248 pages
Published by: Bison Books; 1st Nebraska Pbk. Printing edition December 1, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0803260415
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0803260412
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
Weighs: 11.4 ounces
Product Review
SciTech Book News : “Journalist Watkins takes advantage of decades of close attention as he recounts the stories of some of the thousands of men and women who made getting to the moon their daily work and uncanny passion. He includes the story of a publicist who lobbied for a television camera on Apollo 11, without which we would not have seen Neil Armstrong take that step, specialists on signal-jamming USSR submarines and lightning, and the lucky folks who got to design the Moon Rover. It is clear Watkins would like to acknowledge the efforts of all (picking just 14 must have been agonizing) but those appearing here are truly representative of a breed of scientist and engineer whose pie-in-the-sky thinking actually worked.”—SciTech Book News
Fred Haise : "This book is ''new news'' to all those who followed Apollo--including me. It not only captures the sense of team spirit and a desire to assure success, but it really brings out the human interest side of the program and highlights the contributions of those removed from the ''firing line.'' It''s a winner!"—Fred Haise, Apollo 13 astronaut
Jim Lovell : "Open up the pages of Watkins'' in-depth view of the unsung heroes of the Apollo mission, and you will get a clear idea of why the Apollo Program was so successful. Meet the people behind the scenes of our journey to the moon as Billy Watkins awesomely portrays the human dedication of many people to achieve man''s greatest adventure."—Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut
Lynne Russell : "Every story as a heart and a sould, and Billy Watkins hands these rich gifts to the reader with respect and perspective."—Lynne Russell
Bill Parsons : "I met Billy just prior to the Columbia tragedy. After one conversation I realized that this was not your typical ''hometown'' reporter but someone who could ask me questions regarding Human Spaceflight three or four layers deep and from a historical sense knew more about NASA''s accomplishments than I did. Over the years, Billy has become a trusted personal friend and someone I trust to tell the personal side of this highly technical business. I am sure you will enjoy this historical account of the Apollo era."—Bill Parsons
Robert Pearlman : "After reading Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes, you''ll realize how little we all know about those who made the small steps and giant leaps possible."—Robert Pearlman, CollectSpace.com, member of the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation Board of Directors
Product Description
In 1961 President John F. Kennedy challenged the United States to land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth before the end of the decade. It seemed like an impossible mission and one that the Russians—who had launched the first satellite and put the first man into Earth orbit—would surely achieve before the Americans. However, the ingenuity, passion, and sacrifice of thousands of ordinary people from all walks of life enabled the space program to meet this extraordinary goal. This is the story of fourteen of those men and women who worked behind the scenes, without fanfare or recognition, to make the Apollo missions successful. (03/01/2006)
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes (Hardcover)
In Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes, author Billy Watkins delivers 14 fascinating stories of little known people from the Apollo program. For those of us who read a lot about Apollo, this book adds some well-needed alternative views of the program. I've read most of the astronaut biographies and many of the histories of Apollo-after a while I'm looking for some nook or cranny of information that I did not know already. The chapters in Apollo Moon Missions are similar to the wonderful 12 page riff in Stages to Saturn about the Super Guppy aircraft that was used to transport the Saturn S-IVB stage. In Stages to Saturn, this story is told partly by profiling flamboyant entrepreneur John M. Conroy and his company Aero Spacelines that built the Super Guppy. I like this kind of story because it personalizes the Apollo program. The accounts in Apollo Moon Missions of people like Sonny Morea, the lead designer of the Lunar Rover, Julian Scheer, the NASA publicist who got TV cameras onto Apollo 11, and Joe Schmitt, suit technician, who was often the last person the astronauts saw before the hatch was closed on the launch pad are fun and unusual.
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