Title
Neil Armstrong : a life of flight / Jay Barbree.
Edition
First editon.
ISBN
9781250040718 hardcover
125004071X hardcover
Published
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2014.
Language
English
Description
xix, 362 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number
TL789.85.A75 B37 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
629.450092 B
Summary
"To date, everything written about Armstong's life and flights has been written from the outside looking in; Barbree is the only person whom Neil Armstrong trusted to share close personal details about his inspiring life story. Working from his years of notes, and with the full cooperation of the Armstrong family, Barbree has written the definitive biography of America's most famous astronaut and one of our greatest modern heroes. Much has already been written about Armstrong and the major players who helped him fly to the moon, but he wanted this book to emphasize his two passions--family and flight. Barbree and Armstrong discussed everything, from his two marriages and the death of his baby daughter, to his love of flying, the war years and of course, his time in space. The book, timed to coincide with the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch and full of never-before-seen photos, includes many personal details that have never before been written, such as what Armstrong really felt when he took that first step on the moon, what life in NASA was like, his relationships with the other astronauts, and what he felt the future of space exploration should be"-- Provided by publisher.
Note
Includes index.
A wing and a prayer
Test flight, high desert, and a satellite or three
Those who would ride rockets
The moon is calling
Pasadena overshoot
Training days
Home fire
The Gemini twins are flying
Gemini 8
Gemini 8: the docking
Gemini 8: the emergency
Tragedies ground spaceflight
How to land on the moon
Hello moon
The misfits
Rehearsal finals
The launch
Outbound
The landing
Moonwalk
The return
Back home
An American tragedy
Space shuttle and beyond
Then, now, and tomorrow.
