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• First Man

  Hansen, James R., 1952-

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  This is a wonderfully made biopic of Neil Armstrong, showing what drove him as a person and astronaut and takes you on his journey from Air Force test pilot through NASA to be the first human being to set foot on the Moon. The effects are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Apollo 11

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  This documentary film comes out of a recently discovered trove of video and audio recordings, together with existing footage and tells the story of the Apollo 11 mission as it happened - the launch, travelling to and from the Moon, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Apollo 11

  the Inside Story

  Whitehouse, David

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  Whitehouse's book is a great look into the Apollo program as a whole, not just Apollo 11. He explores all facets of the program - the crews, engineers and scientists that made it all possible, but also the context of the 'Space Race' with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Giant Leap

  the Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon

  Fishman, Charles, 1961-

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  Fishman's book delves into how much it took to put Apollo 11 on the moon - how from when President Kennedy committed to sending a mission to the moon by the end of the 1960s, how much had not been done and how little NASA even had to do…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hidden Figures

  the American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

  Lee Shetterly, Margot

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  This book (and also a 2017 film) tell the story of vitally important figures in the Apollo program and NASA - the mathematicians who were "computers" (before this name got attached to what we know as computers) whose job it was to perform…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Carrying the Fire

  An Astronaut's Journeys

  Collins, Michael, 1930-2021

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  Michael Collins was the man on Apollo 11 who never set foot on the moon - he piloted the spacecraft Columbia above it. At one point when his crewmates descended on the lunar module Eagle and he lost contact with Mission Control around the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• First on the Moon

  the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience

  Pyle, Rod

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  This is a beautiful coffe-table style book about the Apollo missions, with some amazing photographs and other pictures about the Apollo Missions and the Space Race, but also filled with some great historical information based on interviews…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Apollo 1

  the Tragedy That Put Us on the Moon

  Walters, Ryan S., 1973-

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  The disaster of Apollo 1 - where three astronauts died in a fire before launch - was an important step for the Apollo program. NASA learned many important lessons and changed how they operated and the failure and tragedy here is just an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Apollo 8

  the Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon

  Kluger, Jeffrey

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  This book tells the story of Apollo 8, a mission that in some ways was even more daring than Apollo 11. Apollo 8 in December 1968 was the first time human beings left Earth's orbit to prove that it was possible to send a spacecraft with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Operation Moonglow

  a Political History of Project Apollo

  Muir-Harmony, Teasel E.

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  The Apollo missions sat of course in the context of the Cold War - they were a means for the US to show its technological and industrial might, connected to the development of nuclear missiles and other military technology, and a means of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Still as Bright

  An Illuminating History of the Moon : From Antiquity to Tomorrow

  Cokinos, Christopher

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  This is a fascinating book, combining a history of our understanding of the Moon and its place in various cultures, a history of the scientific study of the Moon and his own personal connections and interest in the Moon. The Moon has…Read moreRead more of this annotation