Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton; Introduction by Neil Armstrong

Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon

Atlanta/Kansas City: Turner/Andrews and McMeel, 2004. Hardcover. 8vo., 383 pp. Index, black and white plates, illustrations. Astronauts Shepard and Slayton tell the story of America's race to the Moon, beginning in 1961 when Shepard became the first American to fly in space and ending on July 20, 1969 when Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon. The roots of the first Moon landing are found in the Mercury Program where seven astronauts lead the way to the first Moon landing and those that followed. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Item #417202603

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