"Chronicles the history of the Apollo space program, tracing the events of missions ranging from the 1969 lunar landing to the rescue of Apollo 13, offering lesser-known facts that marked each journey"--OCLC.
"[A biography of Michael Collins.] As an astronaut he made two trips into space, including . . . [a] trip to the moon, and even conducted one of the first walk in space"--Jacket flap.
Digby, a young collector of interesting objects, finds a moon rock brought from the moon by Neil Armstrong in Mr. Rummage's stall at the antiques market, which inspires the proprietor to tell Digby and his sister all about the life and adventures of the first astronaut to set foot on the moon.
"Offers readers a . . . look into Apollo 11's historic space achievement and how the country rallied behind the bold idea to visit the moon. Learn about the struggles astronauts faced and the pivotal moment when the first man stepped onto the moon's surface"--Provided by publisher.
"OCTOBER 1957. The USSR, rival of the United States in the so-called Cold War, launches the first artificial satellite into Earth's orbit: Sputnik 1. APRIL 1961. The USSR beats the United States to another milestone when it launches the first human into space on Vostok 1. AUGUST 1968. The United States has a mission planned for the end of the year. Its name: Apollo 8. Its goal: to enter into Earth orbit and test a lunar landing module for use on later missions. But with four months to go, the lunar landing module is behind schedule and the CIA has discovered that the USSR is preparing to send a mission around the moon before America -- a third crucial victory in the space race. It's time for a change of plan: instead of Earth orbit, the next American mission will go all the way to the moon. DECEMBER 1968. The mission that changed everything: Apollo 8."--.
". . . Matt Fitch, Chris Baker, and Mike Collins unpack the urban legends, the gossip, and the speculation to reveal a remarkable true story about life, death, dreams, and the reality of humanity's greatest exploratory achievement"--OCLC.
An episode of the television series "Modern Marvels" that examines the history of the Apollo 13 space mission and describes the dangers faced by the astronauts and rescue efforts of NASA.
