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The inside, lesser-known story of NASA's boldest and riskiest mission: Apollo 8, mankind's first journey to the Moon on Christmas in 1968. A riveting account of three heroic astronauts who took one of the most dangerous space flights ever, from the In early 1968, the Apollo program was on shaky footing. President Kennedy's end-of-decade deadline to put a man on the Moon was in jeopardy, and the Soviets were threatening to pull ahead in the space race....
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 In 1961, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to landing a man on the Moon by the end of the decade. The Soviet Union was close to landing its own crew on the Moon, which mattered because the nation that landed the first men on the Moon would win the Space Race and be in position to land a man on the Moon first.
#2 Borman was in charge of testing...
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