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Following the fortieth anniversary of Apollo 11, as NASA prepares to return astronauts to the moon, Footprints in the Dust offers a thorough, engrossing, and multifaceted account of the Apollo missions. The flight of Apollo 11 was a triumph of human endeavor, persistence, and technology, one of the greatest achievements in human history. This book begins with the mission that sent Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin to the moon, then follows American spaceflight through the harrowing rescue of Apollo 13 before moving on to the successful joint Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with key figures in the space program, the authors convey the human drama and chart the technological marvels that went into the Apollo missions. They also put the accomplishments of American spaceflight into historical context, examining the competitive space race with the Soviet Union, the roles of politics and personality in launching the mission, and the consequences, practical and profound, of this giant leap for mankind.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Rice University Address by President John F. Kennedy
Prologue: Realization of a Dream of Ages
Colin Burgess
1. The Whole World Was Watching
Rick Houston
2. The Eagle and the Bear
Dominic Phelan
3. Rendezvous on the Ocean of Storms
John Youskauskas
4. Apollo 13, We Have a Solution
Stephen Cass
5. Altered Directions
Colin Burgess
6. Science, and a Little Golf
Philip Baker
7. A Whole New Focus
Colin Burgess
8. On a Roll at Hadley
Geoffrey Bowman
9. Worth the Wait
Simon A. Vaughan
10. One More Time
Melvin Croft
11. Beyond the Moon
Colin Burgess
12. The Last Apollo
Geoffrey Bowman
Epilogue: Souvenirs of Small Steps
Robert Pearlman
Appendix: Apollo-Saturn Missions
References
Contributors
Index List of ContributorsPhilip BakerGeoffrey BowmanColin BurgessStephen CassMelvin CroftRick HoustonRobert PearlmanDominic PhelanSimon A. VaughanJohn Youskauskas