EPISODE · Apr 30, 2019 · 18H 15M
Apollo (Authored by Catherine Bly Cox, Charles Murray)
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367054 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Apollo Author: Catherine Bly Cox, Charles Murray Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Computers & Technology Publisher's Summary: Apollo is the behind-the-scenes story of an epic achievement. Based on exhaustive research that included many exclusive interviews, Apollo tells how America went from a standing start to a landing on the moon at a speed that now seems impossible. It describes the unprecedented engineering challenges that had to be overcome to create the mammoth Saturn V and the facilities to launch it. It takes you onto the gantries at Cape Canaveral and behind the consoles of Houston’s Mission Control as it relives the tragedy of the fire on Apollo 1, the first descent to the lunar surface, and the rescue of Apollo 13. A story of daring bordering on recklessness on the ground and life-and-death decisions made in seconds during the flights, Apollo captures the drama of humans leaving Earth for the first time.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367054 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Apollo Author: Catherine Bly Cox, Charles Murray Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Computers & Technology Publisher's Summary: Apollo is the behind-the-scenes story of an epic achievement. Based on exhaustive research that included many exclusive interviews, Apollo tells how America went from a standing start to a landing on the moon at a speed that now seems impossible. It describes the unprecedented engineering challenges that had to be overcome to create the mammoth Saturn V and the facilities to launch it. It takes you onto the gantries at Cape Canaveral and behind the consoles of Houston’s Mission Control as it relives the tragedy of the fire on Apollo 1, the first descent to the lunar surface, and the rescue of Apollo 13. A story of daring bordering on recklessness on the ground and life-and-death decisions made in seconds during the flights, Apollo captures the drama of humans leaving Earth for the first time.
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