In the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969

by Francis French and Colin Burgess

Book Overview

In the Shadow of the Moon tells the story of the most exciting and challenging years in spaceflight, with two superpowers engaged in a titanic struggle to land one of their own people on the moon. Drawing on interviews with astronauts, cosmonauts, their families, technicians, and scientists, as well as rarely seen Soviet and American government documents, the authors craft a remarkable story of the golden age of spaceflight as both an intimate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803229798
• ISBN13: 9780803229792
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 8.9"