Sokat írtak már Neil Armstrongról, Amerika modern hőséről és a történelem leghíresebb űrhajósáról. Mégis, a szerény és a rivaldafénytől idegenkedő Armstrong mindig vonakodott attól, hogy az események személyes oldaláról beszéljen. Itt és most először kerül az olvasók kezébe a repülésnek szentelt életének hiteles története, amelynek részleteit öt évtized alatt osztotta meg bizalmas barátjával, Jay Barbree-vel.Az ötven év alatt Neillel folytatott beszélgetések, valamint jegyzetei, a N...

A revised edition of the New York Times bestselling classic: the epic story of the golden years of American space exploration, told by the men who rode the rocketsOn October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation’s most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to lead America to the moon. The first into space was Alan Shepard; the last wa...

Much has been written about Neil Armstrong, America's modern hero and history's most famous space traveler. Yet shy of fame and never one to steal the spotlight, Armstrong was always reluctant to discuss his personal side of events. Here for the first time is the definitive story of Neil's life of flight he shared for five decades with a trusted friend—Jay Barbree.Barbree writes about Neil's three passions—flight, family, and friends. This is the inside story of Neil Armstrong from...

New York Times bestseller for fans of First Man: A "breathtaking" insider history of NASA's space program—from astronauts Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton ( Entertainment Weekly).On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation's most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to lead America to the moon. T...

"From Sputnik to the International Space Station, Jay Barbree has seen it all, and reported it well. ' Live from Cape Canaveral' encapsulates the most technically exciting half century in history." –Neil ArmstrongSome fifty years ago, while a cub reporter, Jay Barbree caught space fever the night that Sputnik passed over Georgia. He moved to the then-sleepy village of Cocoa Beach, Florida, right outside Cape Canaveral, and began reporting on rocke...

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation's most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to lead America to the moon. The first into space was Alan Shepard; the last was Deke Slayton, whose irregular heartbeat kept him grounded until 1975. They spent the 1960s at the forefront of NASA's effort to conquer space, and Moon Shot is their inside account of wh...