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A thrilling and revealing account of one of the defining moments in human history — the 1969 moon landing.
In 1969, people across the globe gathered around television sets to witness one of mankind’s most historic moments — the first moon landing. Following this epic undertaking from its very beginning — a product of the Cold War and America’s desire to flex its international muscle — through to its aftermath, Moonshot goes beyond official accounts of the Apollo 11 mission to tell the real, untold story of an event known the world over.
From the fraught and often bitter relationships between the three men destined to make history — hot-headed Buzz Aldrin, easygoing Michael Collins, and the inscrutable Neil Armstrong — to the moment when, just minutes before Armstrong and Aldrin were about to reach the surface of the moon, their equipment failed and alarms rang out, Dan Parry reveals how the mission could so easily have gone terribly wrong, and America’s great triumph have become a national disaster.
Based on extensive research and interviews with many of the leading participants, Moonshot describes in nail-biting, page-turning detail every step of a remarkable and perilous mission that has captured the imagination of generations then and since.
Corrects . . . some of the bigger misunderstandings about the Apollo 11 mission.
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Sergio Gonzalez
reviewed Moonshot on November 13, 2018
Moonshot
When I first heard of Sputnik I was walking across Ashtead Common with Nigel and Aunty Gill. It sticks in my mind because, even before my 5áµ—Ê° birthday, I knew my understanding of the world was suddenly outdated. When Apollo 11 landed I was on CCF camp near Stirling, and the NAAFI tent with the tiny B&W TV was heaving with 16-year-olds in battledress. Space exploration since then has been a bit of a let-down. So of course I was going to read this book.
The world probably didn't need any more books on Apollo 11 - indeed, it probably didn't need any more books on Apollo 11 with Moonshot in the title - but this is a pretty clear and readable account, once you accept that it was probably unavoidable to interweave the mission with the preparations. The author comes across as British (though there is no bio in the book), and that is a strength since it spares us the ra-ra everything-is-superlative approach Americans often adopt when talking about their nation's achievements. Parry has a nice clear understated style that works well.
One surprise, though, is his use of feet, pounds & Fahrenheit. I know it's what NASA used at the time, but it's still unduly quaint in the 21ˢᵗ century. Yes, he does often include conversions (eg "103,000 lb (51 tons)"), though it's still unclear whether he means US tons (907 kg) or Imperial tons (1,120 kg); doesn't make a huge difference, but feels sloppy.
There are a lot of names and acronyms to keep track of, but you can follow the story without being obsessive about the former while the latter are listed at the back (as I found out after reading).
Overall, I'm glad I read it but it wouldn't have taken much to make it better.
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