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American Moonshot

Author : Douglas Brinkley
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062655086
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book American Moonshot written by Douglas Brinkley and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instant New York Times Bestseller As the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing approaches, the award winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy’s inspiring challenge, and America’s race to the moon. “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win.”—President John F. Kennedy On May 25, 1961, JFK made an astonishing announcement: his goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In this engrossing, fast-paced epic, Douglas Brinkley returns to the 1960s to recreate one of the most exciting and ambitious achievements in the history of humankind. American Moonshot brings together the extraordinary political, cultural, and scientific factors that fueled the birth and development of NASA and the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo projects, which shot the United States to victory in the space race against the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War. Drawing on new primary source material and major interviews with many of the surviving figures who were key to America’s success, Brinkley brings this fascinating history to life as never before. American Moonshot is a portrait of the brilliant men and women who made this giant leap possible, the technology that enabled us to propel men beyond earth’s orbit to the moon and return them safely, and the geopolitical tensions that spurred Kennedy to commit himself fully to this audacious dream. Brinkley’s ensemble cast of New Frontier characters include rocketeer Wernher von Braun, astronaut John Glenn and space booster Lyndon Johnson. A vivid and enthralling chronicle of one of the most thrilling, hopeful, and turbulent eras in the nation’s history, American Moonshot is an homage to scientific ingenuity, human curiosity, and the boundless American spirit.

John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon

Author : J. Logsdon
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230116310
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon written by J. Logsdon and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-02-10 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there are many biographies of JFK and accounts of the early years of US space efforts, this book uses primary source material and interviews with key participants to provide a comprehensive account of how the actions taken by JFK's administration have shaped the course of the US space program over the last 45 years.

T-Minus

Author : Jim Ottaviani
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416986820
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book T-Minus written by Jim Ottaviani and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In graphic novel format, presents the story of two world superpowers racing to land a man on the moon, and the people who worked on the project.

The Space-Age Presidency of John F. Kennedy

Author : John Bisney
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN 13 : 0826358101
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book The Space-Age Presidency of John F. Kennedy written by John Bisney and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging and unprecedented work captures the compelling story of John F. Kennedy’s role in advancing the United States’ space program, set against the Cold War with the Soviet Union. The stunning collection of history and photographs crafted by authors John Bisney and J. L. Pickering illustrates Kennedy’s close association with the race to space during his legendary time in office. In addition to the exhaustive research and rare photographs, the authors have also included excerpts from Kennedy’s speeches, news conferences, and once-secret White House recordings to provide the reader with more context through the president’s own words. While Kennedy did not live to see the fruition of many of the endeavors he supported, his legacy lives on in many ways—many of which are captured in this important work.

Mission Moon 3-D

Author : David J. Eicher
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262039451
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Mission Moon 3-D written by David J. Eicher and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the lunar landing and the events that led up to it, told in text and visually stunning 3-D images. July 2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Apollo 11's epochal lunar landing, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the surface of the moon. This visually rich book offers a new perspective on that historic accomplishment, telling the story of the lunar landing and the events that led up to it with text and 3-D images. A 3D viewer, designed by astrophysicist (and lead guitarist with the rock group Queen) Brian May is included with the book. Mission Moon 3-D offers unique access to the Apollo astronauts and what they saw. It tells the story of the US-Soviet space race, from Sputnik and the space dog Laika to Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy declared that America would put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong guided the Eagle to a safe landing on the edge of the moon's Sea of Tranquility. President Richard Nixon told the astronauts, and the nation, that it was “the greatest week in the history of the world since the Creation.” Mission Moon 3-D recounts all this and more in memorable and visually stunning fashion.

ANCIENT ALIENS AND JFK

Author : Mike Bara
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 1948803461
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (488 download)

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Download or read book ANCIENT ALIENS AND JFK written by Mike Bara and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mike Bara, space expert and author of Ancient Aliens on the Moon, takes a hard look at the Kennedy assassination and the race to the Moon. Bara will examine never-before-revealed clues to the real reasons behind the Kennedy assassination, the true objectives of the Apollo program and the shadow government hidden agendas that led to Kennedy’s death in Dallas. Relying on never-before-seen documents culled from the recent Kennedy assassination papers document dump, Bara will show the secret connections between key assassination figures like Lee Harvey Oswald, Lyndon Johnson, and highly placed figures inside NASA who had reasons to want Kennedy dead. Bara also looks into the bizarre billion-dollar Treasury bonds that Japanese businessmen attempted to deposit in a Swiss bank that had photos of Kennedy and the Moon on them. Is the wealth of the Moon being used as collateral by the USA? The book will dig deeply into Kennedy’s silent war with shadowy Deep State figures who were desperate to shut down his Disclosure agenda. Finally, Bara will examine the truth behind the Apollo missions by looking at recent revelations like Project Horizon, “Apollo 20,” and rumors that the landings themselves were faked. Includes 8-page color section.

Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War

Author : Jeff Shesol
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324003251
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War written by Jeff Shesol and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting history of the epic orbital flight that put America back into the space race. If the United States couldn’t catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? That was the question facing John F. Kennedy at the height of the Cold War—a perilous time when the Soviet Union built the wall in Berlin, tested nuclear bombs more destructive than any in history, and beat the United States to every major milestone in space. The race to the heavens seemed a race for survival—and America was losing. On February 20, 1962, when John Glenn blasted into orbit aboard Friendship 7, his mission was not only to circle the planet; it was to calm the fears of the free world and renew America’s sense of self-belief. Mercury Rising re-creates the tension and excitement of a flight that shifted the momentum of the space race and put the United States on the path to the moon. Drawing on new archival sources, personal interviews, and previously unpublished notes by Glenn himself, Mercury Rising reveals how the astronaut’s heroics lifted the nation’s hopes in what Kennedy called the "hour of maximum danger."

Listening In

Author :
Publisher : Hyperion
ISBN 13 : 9781401304713
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Listening In written by and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In July 1962, in an effort to preserve an accurate record of Presidential decision-making in a highly charged atmosphere of conflicting viewpoints, strategies and tactics, John F. Kennedy installed hidden recording systems in the Oval Office and in the Cabinet Room. The result is a priceless historical archive comprising some 265 hours of taped material. JFK was elected president when Civil Rights tensions were near the boiling point, and Americans feared a nuclear war. Confronted with complex dilemmas necessitating swift and unprecedented action, President Kennedy engaged in intense discussion and debate with his cabinet members and other advisors. Now, in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of the Kennedy presidency, the John F. Kennedy Library and historian Ted Widmer have carefully selected the most compelling and important of these remarkable recordings for release, fully restored and re-mastered onto two 75-minute CDs for the first time. Listening In represents a uniquely unscripted, insider account of a president and his cabinet grappling with the day-to-day business of the White House and guiding the nation through a hazardous era of uncertainty. Accompanied by extensively annotated transcripts of the recordings, and with a foreword by Caroline Kennedy, Listening In delivers the story behind the story in the unguarded words and voices of the decision-makers themselves. Listening In covers watershed events, including the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Space Race, Vietnam, and the arms race, and offers fascinating glimpses into the intellectual methodology of a circumspect president and his brilliant, eclectic brain trust. Just as the unique vision of President John F. Kennedy continues to resonate half a century after his stirring speeches and bold policy decisions, the documentary candor of Listening In imparts a vivid, breathtaking immediacy that will significantly expand our understanding of his time in office.

Chariots for Apollo

Author : Charles R. Pellegrino
Publisher : Harper Perennial
ISBN 13 : 9780380802616
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Chariots for Apollo written by Charles R. Pellegrino and published by Harper Perennial. This book was released on 1999 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating and true story of one of America's greatest scientific achievements: the race to put a man on the Moon and bring him home safely.

JFK

Author : Stephen Kennedy Smith
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062668854
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book JFK written by Stephen Kennedy Smith and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in commemoration of the centennial of President John F. Kennedy’s birth, here is the definitive compendium of JFK’s most important and brilliant speeches, accompanied by commentary and reflections by leading American and international figures—including Senator Elizabeth Warren, David McCullough, Kofi Annan, and the Dalai Lama—and edited by JFK’s nephew Stephen Kennedy Smith and renowned historian Douglas Brinkley. Combined with over seven hundred documentary photos, it tells the story, in words and pictures, of JFK’s life and presidency, and depicts his compelling vision for America. JFK brings together in one volume John F. Kennedy’s greatest speeches alongside essays by America’s top historians, analysis from leading political thinkers, and personal insights from preeminent writers and artists. Here is JFK at his best—thought-provoking, inspiring, eloquent, and wise—on a number of wide-ranging topics, including civil rights, the race to the moon, the environment, immigration, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and much more. JFK demonstrates the deep relevance of his words today and his lasting power and influence as an outstanding American leader and orator. Elegantly designed and enriched by more than 500 photographs and facsimiles of Kennedy’s marginalia on drafts of speeches, his notes from important meetings, letters, and other fascinating documents, JFK is a major contribution to American history. The august list of contributors includes Secretary John Kerry, Ambassador Samantha Power, Congressman John Lewis, Senator John McCain, Senator Elizabeth Warren, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Robert Redford, Conan O’Brien, Dave Eggers, Gloria Steinem, Don DeLillo, David McCullough, George Packer, Colum McCann, Michael Beschloss, Robert Dallek, David Kennedy, Ted Widmer, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Drew Faust, Tariq Ramadan, Pastor Rick Warren, Jonathan Alter, E. J. Dionne, Ron Suskind, Paul Krugman, Kofi Annan, Governor Jerry Brown, Paul Theroux, Jorge Domínguez, and many others.

Kennedy Space Center

Author : David West Reynolds
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781554076437
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (764 download)

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Download or read book Kennedy Space Center written by David West Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the hardcover edition: Extremely practical and enjoyable. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) [Will be] devoured by history or space enthusiasts from eight to eighty. -- VOYA The foreword grabbed me, and by the prologue I was hooked. -- The Science Teacher

American Moonshot Young Readers' Edition

Author : Douglas Brinkley
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062660306
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book American Moonshot Young Readers' Edition written by Douglas Brinkley and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, New York Times bestselling author and historian Douglas Brinkley delivers a young readers’ edition of a story rooted in heroism, bravery, and patriotism: America’s race to the moon. July 20, 1969. It’s a day that has earned a spot in history. It’s the day that America was the first nation to succeed in sending two astronauts—Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong—to the moon. But what led to this unforgettable event? What were the stakes riding on the Apollo 11’s safe landing? In acclaimed author Douglas Brinkley’s first young readers' edition, space fans will get the riveting and factual backstory of arguably the most significant achievement of the 20th century.

John F. Kennedy's Moon Shot

Author : Tamra Orr
Publisher : Cherry Lake
ISBN 13 : 1534172327
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book John F. Kennedy's Moon Shot written by Tamra Orr and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Houston, Texas, 1962. In the midst of the Space Race, a young girl and her family listen to President John F. Kennedy give a speech at Rice University. Aligned with curriculum standards, these narrative-nonfiction books also highlight key 21st Century content: Global Awareness, Media Literacy, and Civic Literacy. Thought-provoking content and hands-on activities encourage critical thinking. Book includes a table of contents, glossary of key words, index, author biography, sidebars, and timeline.

John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon

Author : J. Logsdon
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230116310
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon written by J. Logsdon and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-02-10 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there are many biographies of JFK and accounts of the early years of US space efforts, this book uses primary source material and interviews with key participants to provide a comprehensive account of how the actions taken by JFK's administration have shaped the course of the US space program over the last 45 years.

John F. Kennedy

Author : Raymond P. Sinibaldi
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439667241
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book John F. Kennedy written by Raymond P. Sinibaldi and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was September 12, 1962, when Pres. John F. Kennedy delivered a speech at Rice University before nearly 50,000 people. By that time, America had launched but four men into space--the suborbital flights of Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom and the nearly identical three-orbit journeys of John Glenn and Scott Carpenter. Buoyed by the success of those missions and cognizant of the danger that lay ahead, the president rearticulated his vision and reissued his challenge to reach the moon before 1970. "We choose to go to the moon, in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills." The assassination of President Kennedy, in the words of flight director Gene Kranz, turned his vision into a "quest to do it and do it in the time frame he allotted." On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped off the ladder of the lunar module known as Eagle, taking "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

The Apollo Collection

Author : Philip Gibson
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781514899304
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book The Apollo Collection written by Philip Gibson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 25 May, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced the hugely ambitious goal of sending a man to the Moon and returning him safely to Earth before the end of the decade. The president's announcement came at the height of the Cold War confrontation and it set off an intensely competitive race with the Soviet Union who desperately wanted to gain for themselves the huge propaganda victory of being the first nation to land a man on the Moon. President Kennedy's dramatic announcement galvanized the United States. There was just one problem: in May 1961, the United States' manned space program remained far, far behind that of the Soviet Union. In the months and years following the president's announcement, NASA threw itself into an intensively accelerated program in which they would attempt to launch 26 increasingly complex manned missions into space in a massive and hugely expensive effort to beat the Soviet Union to the Moon. This collection details all the NASA missions up to and including the first Moon landing, including moment-by-moment accounts of the particularly dramatic and historic Apollo 8 and Apollo 11 missions. These missions are retold in the form of today's social media platforms, allowing us to witness the unfolding drama of the missions as if we were following them in real time and as if the participants and observers were sharing their thoughts and actions with us directly. The narratives of these accounts are based on detailed recollections of the astronauts, NASA transcripts of the fascinating continual communications with Mission Control in Houston, broadcasts of the main TV networks covering the missions and the thoughts of many expert and laypeople observers of the time. There is an extensive list of major sources at the end of the book.

The Space-age Presidency of John F. Kennedy

Author : John Bisney
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN 13 : 0826358098
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book The Space-age Presidency of John F. Kennedy written by John Bisney and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this engaging and inspiring work, John Bisney and J.L. Pickering have written and illustrated a thorough history of John F. Kennedy's role in developing the United States' space program. Ironically, despite his close association with the race to space, Kennedy initially thought the space program was too expensive and did not support a manned space flight until the Russians sent Yuri Gagarin into orbit just a few months after Kennedy's inauguration. Now, a century after Kennedy's birth, the United States has reached the moon, sent probes into deep space, and had its astronauts spend extended time in space, all of which are a legacy of Kennedy's presidency, Surprising, though, there hasn't been a photographic history of Kennedy's involvement in the space race despite the visual glamour associated with the space race and Kennedy's presidency until this engaging book by two widely respected chroniclers of the race to space"--