As someone who has always been fascinated with space, spaceflight, and our role in the universe, I have only pecked at learning the entire history of how we got there. Men From Earth by Buzz Aldrin and Malcolm McConnell tells the tale of how we reached this milestone, all in exquisite detail and massive scientific expertise. That was the day humans landed on the moon. Men From Earth: The Day History Changed On July 20th, 1969, history changed forever. (Disclosure - I have met and talked with Buzz Aldrin, so I might be a bit bias in my opinion about the book and how good it is). Will I see humans set foot on Mars? Will we ever get back to the Moon? Or will Space Force be a Space Flop? Today being the 50th anniversary of the first Moon Landing, I cant help but wonder what our future will hold. And to to sit in on a meeting about the fire suppression system to be used in the ISS - nope, not boring. Of course, for me, It was my Space Geek greatest adventure - to see the pads and go in the launch vehicle assembly building to see the shuttle upclose and to get a behind the scenes visit to the places where the 1st Mars Rover were being built and tested. (Back in the early 90's, I went on a tour of NASA with the Uncle of one of my Friends- he was just as outspoken about how low the Once Might agency had fallen. Sure, American had the shuttle, but it was more like a high tech U-Haul - Take up a satellite, drop it off, come back home, clean it up and doing it again. Still a bit gun shy after the Challenger disaster, and years after funding was cut for any new exploration of space, it talks about how the Soviet Union is leading the world in Space travel and exploration. The Final "chapter" is Buzz's No Holds Bar look at the future of American s (and World's) Space Program. Part memoir, part history book - All fascinating. Still a bit gun shy after the Challenger disaster, and years after funding was cut f Written at the time of the 20th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, this book, written by one of the two guys there, examines the Space Race, from the 1940's with the V2 Rockets, to the days just after the return to Earth after having walked on the Moon. Written at the time of the 20th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, this book, written by one of the two guys there, examines the Space Race, from the 1940's with the V2 Rockets, to the days just after the return to Earth after having walked on the Moon. We had such vision, such a good start, and we fizzled out just like a spent firework. The book is a great read, but the last chapter, written in 1989, is a bit of a bummer. What's ultimately ironic is that the totalitarian Russians have continued to press forward with space exploration while the capitalistic and democratic Americans are unable to do so because of a lack of consistent vision for the future. The current generation may not understand how earnest and vital the competition was. This is a first person description of the Apollo 11 flight as well as a retelling of the Russian-American space race. Although my uncle didn't talk about it he was responsible for the design of the second stage of the Saturn V. I remember the problems with the Saturn rocket. I remember when the flights leading up to the moon flight. I remember where I was when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. This is a first person description of the Apollo 11 flight as we It's very interesting to read a book that the current generation would consider history although the events were part of my generation's life experience. It's very interesting to read a book that the current generation would consider history although the events were part of my generation's life experience.
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