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File Size: 3811 KB
Print Length: 256 pages
Publisher: Open Road Media (May 3, 2011)
Publication Date: May 3, 2011
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B004S2UAKG
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Moon Shot by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton is their tale on the history of NASA, themselves and the race to the Moon.This book is really great in the story told about NASA. All from the humble beginnings, how JFK pumped in more money to the Moon landing and the end of the Apollo program.Some of the most interesting content I found was about the analysis of the political situation when JFK needed something to boost his popularity and put forth the mission to land a person on the Moon within the decade, the description of Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs and the detailed descriptions of most of the missions and the milestones set in order to reach the Moon.What I found lacking was the actual Moon missions themselves. The book builds up the race and the payoff simply isn't there. The Apollo 11 mission is absolutely amazing to read about, 13 is described well due to being some of the best problem solving ever done in NASA under incredible stress, 14 is described in incredible detail because it's Alan Shepard's Moon mission and the rest of the actual Moon missions are simply glossed over.Another aspect that annoyed me a bit is the focus on Shepard and Slayton. While Shepard's story is remarkable and Slayton has been instrumental for NASA, it just reads out as Shepard and Slayton bragging a lot. Both because anything involving the two is takes up 2-3 chapters but also because it seems like all the other astronauts who paved the road to the Moon, who landed on the Moon and cosmonauts doing just as admirable achievements are completely relegated to the background while Shepard, Slayton and the rest of the Mercury Seven are held up as the original heroes. I understand that they could only write about what they knew the best but it feels disrespectful to the others to give so much real estate to the Mercury Seven when the book is supposed to be about the entire NASA history up till the end of the Apollo program.Lastly the last chapter also shouldn't have been included. The chapter is about the future of NASA and America's lack of enthusiasm in space. More specifically they lament the recent (Obama administration) cuts to NASA. This chapter just feels very much out of place. I don't quite understand why it's been added as it tarnishes the rest of the book.I would still recommend it but I will be seeking out more books that can cover the intimate details of the Apollo programs, what the Moon landings discovered and NASA's later history. It is however great for describing the early days and there probably won't be any other book as good on the Mercury missions.
I enjoyed this chronicle of the early American space program up until the Apollo Soyuz mission. The introspective narrative around Shepherd and Slayton have it a memoir feeling and the struggles these two men endured to fly were inspirational.Then the afterword came. A vicious and biased screed accusing the Obama administration of purposely destroying NASA. Barbree showed his partisanship and pettiness. To point the finger at an administration facing the greatest economic crisis for cutting the budget is disingenuous...especially when ignoring the mess at NASA that led to multiple probes being lost and the Columbia disaster.Good book until cranky Barbree decided to mislead and show his biases.
Anyone looking for a detailed, blow-by-blow of everything that happened during the space race and slightly beyond may be slightly disappointed. This book reads more like a novel, capturing the excitement of what was nothing but fantasy to most people in the 1950s. The different missions of Mercury and Gemini leading up to Apollo 11 and beyond capture more of the human element, the glories and the frustrations of a group of men attempting to make the impossible possible. The culmination of two opponents, Russia and America, becoming partners in a joint space effort was heartening.Whether I agree or disagree with the last chapter’s clumsy step into the political arena makes no difference. After an incredible story, I felt a political rant was uncharacteristic of the rest of the book. I wish I had stopped and not read the last few pages.Overall, a fun read and a different look at the space race as opposed to some of the fact-full but dryer versions I have seen. Four stars.
If you're interested in NASA's history, especially if your a baby boomer, you will love this book. I was totally captivated. It reveals things that happened behind the scenes that I had not known about or had forgotten. The affects of the Russian's launching of Sputnik started a journey that clearly showed the determination, ingenuity, perseverance, and above all, the courage of the American people. It also showed the tragedy that can happen when deadlines are put before safety.On a personal note, it brought back a memory that I hadn't thought of in many years. On a chilly night in October, 1957 when I was eleven years old, my father let my two brothers and I get on our garage roof in Lincoln Nebraska to watch Sputnik go over. I can still see that bright object going across the sky.
Loved this book! I have read other books on the space program, but this was by far the best. I found the writing to be excellent.....no tech jargon here, just great stories of behind the scenes happenings in the space programs. It was fun to read the astronaut views and feelings as the programs were evolving. Nothing got into boring details, although when needed, a story was told with enough detail to make a reader grasp the issue at hand. I liked hearing about the Russian programs going on during the American efforts. Overall, this was a great book telling ....as the title says....the inside stories.
I'd read a little about the space race over the years but didn't really know the story. I read this along with Hidden Figures and the two books together were very interesting. The story in this book is well told. I find it nostalgic, however, because I think we have maybe lost some of our inherent competencies as a nation in the decades since. It's a very interesting ride through the growth of aeronautics, space flight and engineering and gives some of the iconic characters involved a more three dimensional feel. Reading of how some of these pilots handled the early flights is sobering and fascinating. You don't have to be a space buff to enjoy this book.
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