American Moonshot
John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race
Douglas G. Brinkley
The book chronicles the efforts of President John F. Kennedy to galvanize the United States to surpass the Soviet Union in space exploration, culminating in the Apollo 11 moon landing. It explores the political, cultural, and scientific aspects of the 1960s space race, detailing the challenges and triumphs of NASA's mission to land a man on the moon.
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