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Re:Experience the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing by davebindy on Saturday April 06, 2013 @05:34PM (#5505142)
And I'd recommend "Apollo - The Race To The Moon" by Murray & Cox. Unlike most books about the US space program, this deals with everything except the astronauts. I've read it so many times my copy is falling apart...
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Re:Experience the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing by daltonlp on Saturday April 06, 2013 @09:47PM (#5505799)
Thanks, I'll read that. "Flight" by Gene Kranz, is also an amazing book.
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Re:Experience the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing by davebindy on Sunday April 07, 2013 @08:35AM (#5506992)
Appreciate the reminder from you and others re: books by/about Kranz. Back in the 60s (I was 16 when Apollo 11 landed) I would not have cared for his no-compromise/no-bullshit approach. These days, that's exactly what I would appreciate about him, since it was necessary.
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