American moonshot : John F. Kennedy and the great space race / Douglas Brinkley.

On May 25, 1961, JFK made an astonishing announcement: his goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Douglas Brinkley brings together the extraordinary political, cultural, and scientific factors that fueled the birth and development of NASA and the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo proj...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brinkley, Douglas (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2019]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Kennedy, John F. > (John Fitzgerald), > 1917-1963 > Influence. United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > History > 20th century. Space flight to the moon > History > 20th century. Space race > United States. Astronautics and state > United States. Manned space flight > History > 20th century. Astronautics > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century. Moon > Exploration > Government policy > United States. HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State.
Physical Description:	xxv, 548 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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