Publisher's Synopsis
In July of 1969, three astronauts set off on an historicmission to land on the Moon. But getting there took nearly a decade of efforts by400,000 people around the world. Now, 50 years later, a new book celebrates theachievements of the Apollo 11 mission, detailing an incredible period ofscience, engineering and cultural history. This book tells the unique personal stories of over 50 engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program possible. The eight years from President Kennedy's challenge in 1961 to the first Moon landing in 1969 are filled with stories of the dedication and perseverance it took to overcome the challenges, hurdles and conflicts of doing things that had never been done before.
