02421cam a2200409 i 4500 547193626 TxAuBib 20191004120000.0 190620s2019||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9781432865405 1432865404 (OCoLC)1105154735 JBI eng rda JBI OCLCO BKL HBP WZW ILC UOK TxAuBib rda Fishman, Charles, 1961- One giant leap [large print] : the impossible mission that flew us to the Moon / Charles Fishman. Impossible mission that flew us to the Moon. Large print edition. Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019. ©2019. 827 pages (large print), [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction Includes bibliographical references (pages 615-824). Preface: The mystery of moondust -- Tranquility Base & the world we all live in -- The Moon to the rescue -- "The full speed of freedom" -- The fourth crew member -- The man who saved Apollo -- JFK's secret space tapes -- How do you fly to the Moon? -- NASA almost forgets the flag -- How Apollo really did change the world. "President John F. Kennedy astonished the world on May 25, 1961, when he announced to Congress the goal of landing a man on the Moon by 1970. No group was more surprised than the scientists and engineers at NASA: they had less than a decade to invent space travel. There were also ordinary Americans who stepped in to help solve 10,000 problems before astronauts could reach the Moon. One Giant Leap is the captivating story of men and women charged with changing the world as we knew it, which led to arguably the greatest adventure story -- and success -- of the twentiety centure."--From back cover. 20191004. Project Apollo (U.S) History. Space flight to the moon History. Large type books. Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction. TXCKT