The Apollo Missions: The Incredible Story of the Race to the Moon

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Former NASA engineer David Baker gives a behind-the-scenes account of the space race including the political impetus behind the mission the Apollo 8's lunar orbit on Christmas Eve as well as some of the tale's tragedies. Bursting with fascinating stories striking photographs of the team and exclusive material provided by NASA personnel this book perfectly captures the risk complexity and gravitas of this immense journey.

Dr David Baker was an engineer at NASA from 1965 to 1990. He worked on the Gemini, Apollo and Shuttle programmes and was at Mission Control during the fateful Apollo 13 mission. He has written more than 100 books on space flight, aviation and military technology. David is a fellow of the British Interplanetary Society and editor of the monthly Spaceflight magazine.