We Have Capture9 reviews
Thomas P. Stafford, Michael Cassutt

Smithsonian, 2002

We Have Capture C

+ It Sure Captured My Imagination
+ A deeply interesting character.
+ Good Job General!
+ Congress - Read Carefully, Take Notes, & Listen to Stafford
  
  











  



  
Gus Grissom: The Lost Astronaut (Indiana Biography Series)9 reviews
Ray E. Boomhower

Indiana Historical Society, 2004

Hoosier Hero

+ Finally, A Step In The Right Direction
+ Gus Grissom: The Lost Astronaut
+ Boomhower: The Lost Opportunity
  
  











  



  
Rocketman: Astronaut Pete Conrad's Incredible Ride to the Moon and Beyond41 reviews
Nancy Conrad, Howard A. Klausner

NAL Hardcover, 2005

Rocketman: Astronaut Pete Conrad's Incredible Ride To The Moon And Beyond

+ Rocket Man a good read
+ Factual errors

The book arrived within the scheduled delivery time in excellent condition. Thank you, Mark & Francine Keehnel
  
  











  



  
Apollo21 reviews
Charles Murray, Catherine Bly Cox

South Mountain Books, 2004

Inner workings of humankind's greatest accomplishment

+ Behind the scenes at history's most expensive joyride
+ A band of unknown guys accomplishes the impossible.
+ The HIGH POINT of AMERICAN CREATIVITY
+ A Book Every System Engineer Should Read
  
  











  



  
Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon24 reviews
David Reynolds, Wally Schirra, ...

Harcourt, 2002

Gem for Space Nerds

+ Stunning tribute
+ Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon
+ Apollo: Epic Journey (how America won the cold war)
+ Inspiring History of the Space Program
  
  











  



  
Flight My Life in Mission Control65 reviews
Christopher Kraft, Chris Kraft

Plume, 2002

Really the Right Stuff on the Moon Landings

+ a good read
+ Read !
+ Fantastic Journey of a fascinating man
  
  











  



  
Failure is not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond98 reviews
Gene Kranz

Berkley Trade, 2001

I couldn't put it down...

+ From S. Krishna's Books
+ Living History and Inspiration for Our Times
+ Be Tough and Competent!
+ Be Tough and Competent!
  
  











  



  
Schirra's Space (Bluejacket Books)12 reviews
Wally Schirra, Richard N. Billings

US Naval Institute Press, 1995

A cocky, opinionated, American Hero

Wally Shirra doesn't lack for confidence. Then again how would a person, without the self confidence of a test pilot, strap himself to a rocket? A great insider's view of the program. However for all his confidence Shirra goes out of his way to not cast a single stone at the many people he ...
  
  











  



  
Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 1348 reviews
Jeffrey Kluger, James Lovell

Houghton Mifflin, 1994

Remarkable narrative account

+ Amazing!
+ Good General and Technical Detail About a Near-Disaster in Space
+ Add in my five stars please
+ An outstanding account, with one qualification
  
  











  



  
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys46 reviews
Michael Collins

Cooper Square Press, 2001

Collins Sense of humor

+ Where is our next generation of heroes?
+ You Won't Want to Put It Down
+ Best of the Astronaut books
+ Carrying The Fire: An Astronauts Journeys by Michael Collins
  
  











  



  
Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles12 reviews
ROGER BILSTEIN

University Press of Florida, 2003

THE Saturn Story

+ Thorough but Dry
+ Saturn launch vehicle review
+ The Complete Story Of The Saturn Family
  
  











  



  
Light This Candle: The Life & Times of Alan Shepard--America's First Spaceman22 reviews
Neal Thompson

Crown, 2004

The Highs, Lows, and In-Betweens of Alan B. Shepard

+ Certainly changed my mind about Al Shepard!
+ As close as one can get to the "real" Alan Shepard

Surprise of surprises. Amid the clutter of hastily-written self-serving memoirs from the early days of the space program, finally there appears something akin to solid history and literary proficiency. Neal Thompson was a Baltimore reporter when Alan Shepard died in 1998 of leukemia. Assigned to ...
  
  











  



  
A Man on the Moon118 reviews
Andrew Chaikin

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998

A Recreation of Wonder

+ first hand reports from the moonwalkers
+ History lesson in the making.
+ These Men dared to sit on top of Rockets!
+ Perfect Mix of Technical and Entertainment!!!
  
  











  



  
Deke!: An Autobiography32 reviews
Donald K. Slayton, Michael Cassutt

Forge Books, 1995

Details about life in the early astronaut office.

+ The Pinnacle of Space Books
+ The Holy Grail for how the early manned space program happened.
+ Deke!: An Autobiography
+ You Can't Argue With Success, But....
  
  











  



  
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong81 reviews
James R. Hansen

Simon & Schuster, 2005

This is THE definitive biography about Neil Armstrong

+ Armstrong's Innerspace (almost)
+ One Giant Book For Mankind
+ Great Biography of My Boyhood Idol
+ A Name That Will Remembered Through The Ages
  
  











  



  
We Seven3 reviews
M. Scott Carpenter, Jr. L. Gordon Cooper, ...

Simon & Schuster, 1962

There will never be another like it...

+ Band of Brothers

In the short time span of less than ten years, these seven American heros helped to invent and then use the spacecraft and systems they signed on to fly. This book will inspire and will make you remember (or realize) that if done with hard work, common sense, and teamwork, anything aspired to -is ...
  
  











  



  
Apollo21 reviews
Charles Murray, Catherine Bly Cox

South Mountain Books, 2004

Inner workings of humankind's greatest accomplishment

+ Behind the scenes at history's most expensive joyride
+ A band of unknown guys accomplishes the impossible.
+ The HIGH POINT of AMERICAN CREATIVITY
+ A Book Every System Engineer Should Read
  
  











  



  
Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon24 reviews
David Reynolds, Wally Schirra, ...

Harcourt, 2002

Gem for Space Nerds

+ Stunning tribute
+ Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon
+ Apollo: Epic Journey (how America won the cold war)
+ Inspiring History of the Space Program
  
  











  



  
A Man on the Moon118 reviews
Andrew Chaikin

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998

A Recreation of Wonder

+ first hand reports from the moonwalkers
+ History lesson in the making.
+ These Men dared to sit on top of Rockets!
+ Perfect Mix of Technical and Entertainment!!!
  
  











  



  
Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles12 reviews
ROGER BILSTEIN

University Press of Florida, 2003

THE Saturn Story

+ Thorough but Dry
+ Saturn launch vehicle review
+ The Complete Story Of The Saturn Family