Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes, Paperback - Billy Watkins

In 1961 President John F. Kennedy challenged the United States to land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth before the end of the decad...

It was a small group of engineers led by John Houbolt who came up with the plan that propelled human beings to the moon and back. Houbolt and his c...

Reducere. DescriptionFINALLY, A REVEALING LOOK AT THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES OF SENDING MANNED MISSIONS TO THE MOON ------ I was always fascinated by the A...

The moon landing of 1969 stands as an iconic moment for both the United States and humankind. The familiar story focuses on the journey of the brav...

Reducere. In 1961 President Kennedy issued a challenge to land a person on the moon and return safely to Earth before the end of the 1960s, a bold proclamati...

Reducere. The inspiration for the documentary Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo At first glance, it looks like just another auditorium in just ano...

This is the history of Detroit's African American community told by the men and women who lived it.

Reducere. "As a researcher and collector of historical source material, Mr. Gilbert has no peer among contemporary historians." --The New York Times Accordin...

Reducere. The structure of Apollo - The Lost and Forgotten Missions follows the development and in flight testing of the Apollo lunar spacecraft prior to Apo...

DescriptionFrom the trenches of despair, to the triumph of survival; daily we come into contact with UnSung Heroes. This is a compilation of storie...

DescriptionPublished to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing by Apollo 11. The story of Apollo has been told many times, bu...

Reducere. James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, #1 bestselling coauthors of Walk in My Combat Boots, powerfully present the medical frontline heroes who work t...

Reducere. In a world full of Marvel heroes and action stars, the modern definition of a hero can have a colorful meaning. Challenging his students to dig dee...

Reducere. 1. Bothering That Thing - Kansas Joe2. She's A Fool Gal - Ed Bell3. Niagra Fall Blues - Kid Cole4. The Cat's Got The Measles - Papa Charlie Jackson...

Reducere. A revised edition of the New York Times bestselling classic: the epic story of the golden years of American space exploration, told by the men who ...

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Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionBeginning in 1541 with Hernando De Soto's Spanish expedition for gold, African Americans have held a prominent place in Chattanooga's hi...

Reducere. On February 23, 1945, U.S. Marines claimed victory in the battle of Iwo Jima, one of the most important battles in the Pacific islands during World...

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers IncAuthor(s): James Carl NelsonNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 133 x 203 x 22Cover type: ...

Contributor(s): Author: W. David WoodsStung by the pioneering space successes of the Soviet Union - in particular, Gagarin being the first man in s...

Publisher: Grobags BooksAuthor(s): Graham JonesIllustration(s): 32Number of pages: 40Collection: Time Travelling TobyPublication date: 2015Dimensio...

The race to the moon was won spectacularly by Apollo 11 on 20 July 1969. This title presents an account of the heroic Apollo programme - from the t...

The fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landings provides perspective for this definitive account of the 'giant step'. Foreword from Tom Hanks.

Social media sensation Billy Chapata shares insight and advice into the powerful world of love, heartbreak, and what comes next. This collection of...

A miscellany of facts, figures and stories from the Apollo mission programme, representing the furthest humankind has ever travelled

DescriptionOn July 20, 1969, over 500 million people around the world watched on television as Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on t...

Reducere. Description"He who changes one person, changes the world entire." That is how Irena Sendler viewed life, and that view moved her to the heroic acti...

Unsung introduces the sports stars you don't know, telling the stories you can't miss. It shines a rare spotlight behind the scenes of professional...

Rym Kechacha (Dark River, British Fantasy Awards finalist 2021) spins a wild fantasy from Remedios Varo's surrealist paintings, a world in which th...

Brings Apollo 11's moon landing mission back to life as never before in a thrilling day-by-day account.

Reducere. Description"It's always too early to quit." That could have been the motto of Andrew Jackson Higgins, the man who never gave up in his quest to des...

Reducere. "If you judge a book by its cover, you might miss out on an amazing story." Such is the case with Stubby, a homeless dog who could have been left f...

Reducere. Learn why NASA astronaut Mike Collins calls this extraordinary space race story "the best book on Apollo": this inspiring and intimate ode to ingen...

Reducere. They save our lives every day, and we've never heard their stories. The life-or-death intensity of working on the front lines, from America's great...

Reducere. They ride horses, rope calves, buck broncos, ride and fight bulls, and even wrestle steers. They are Black cowboys, and the legacies of their pursu...

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A hundred years on from the first Moon landing, where will space exploration have taken us?Illustrations: 16 Illustrations, color

Reducere. DescriptionVermont. . . Who Knew? is a nonfiction travel book, including both serious and humorous content. It comprises nine chapters--one with a ...

Rocket Ranch: The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kennedy Space Center, Paperback

DescriptionIn honor of the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking Apollo 11 mission, this lavishly illustrated book--featuring stunning photographs...

Reducere. Long before Elvis Presley entered Sam Phillips's Sun Records studio in 1954, rock 'n' roll was being performed and recorded by the likes of Big Joe...

On January 27, 1967, astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee climbed into a new spacecraft perched atop a large Saturn rocket at Kenned...

Publisher: Capstone Global Library LtdAuthor(s): Amy MaranvilleNumber of pages: 32Collection: Days That Changed the WorldPublication date: 2022Dime...

DescriptionJuly 2019 marks 50 years since Neil Armstrong took his famous first steps on the surface of the Moon. As people around the world celebra...