| Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon |  | Author: Craig Nelson
Creator: RP
Publisher: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Buy Used: $43.78
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Rating:  36 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 1848542917
EAN: 9781848542914
ASIN: 1848542917
Publication Date: June 11, 2009
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Product Description
This is a pilgrimage into the unknown. On 20 July 1969, man set foot on the moon. Motivated by politics, faith, science and wonder, the Apollo 11 mission was the greatest technical achievement of all time. It was the culmination of over a decade's worth of money and effort from more than 400,000 staff and crew. "Rocket Men" follows the astounding story of the lunar project, beginning at its inception at the start of the Cold War and tracing it through to its finest hour with the first moon landing and the astronauts' safe return. Through extensive interviews with astronauts, NASA staff and their families and never-before published documents, Craig Nelson presents an awe-inspiring human account of the voyage that changed the course of history. He takes us behind the scenes at Mission Control to describe every detail of the mission, from the astronauts' moon excursion suits, which had five hundred parts and weighed no less than fifty pounds, to terrifying revelations, such as how Armstrong and Aldrin could have been left stranded on the moon when a vital switch snapped on the landing craft. "Rocket Men" is the inside story of one of the most perilous and rewarding undertakings in history.
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 One of the worst space books ever published. November 20, 2009
Air & Space worker. (California.)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Engagingly written, but riddled with hundreds of basic errors. This book is a work of fan fiction that should never have been published by any reputable publishing house. Avoid it if you wish to know what really happened in those thrilling years.
 He blew it November 18, 2009
C. Hurwitz (Asia)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
He took one of the more exciting stories of the past century and ruined it by making it dull. It reminds me on an essay that someone had to write for a college course with many long quotes and the use of big numbers. He also should have ended it shortly after splashdown. Instead it drags on
For Want of a Better Editor October 25, 2009
Richard Stachurski (Bellevue, WA USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Mr. Nelson apparently has no technical background. If his editors at Viking had considered that circumstance they might have arranged for a technical review that could have corrected multiple errors. I could cite several, but one will be sufficient to make my point--on page 229 Mr. Nelson writes that the surface temperature of the Moon in darkness is "minus one hundred kelvins." Minus kelvins? I rest my case.
 Great entertaining read October 25, 2009
N. Gurnagul (Somewhere in Quebec)
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
A large number of books on the Apollo space program are technically accurate but are quite dry. I found this book to be quite entertaining and a quick read. Although the pacing was not linear this did not bother me as I am quite familiar with the Apollo program. I found the book's strength was not so much on the technical details but more so on how the author placed the U.S. space program in context with the geopolitical factors operating during the 1960's. The discussions on the impact of the cold war on the U.S. space program were quite illuminating as were the quotes from the astronauts as well as others involved in the space program.
 Fascinating September 25, 2009
Mike Birdsall
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
The book started out slowly. I really enjoyed when they described the minute by minute sequence to the launch. The description of what they felt and saw on the moon was awesome. I was let down though on the return to Earth. They didn't give me the details as to how that felt? How fast did they go? What did splashdown feel like?
Beyond that missing link, it was a great read.
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