Genesis: The Story of Apollo 8: The First Manned Mission to Another World

by Robert Zimmerman

Book Overview

It was Christmas Eve 1968. And the astronauts of Apollo 8 - Commander Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders - were participants in a mission that took them faster (24,000 mph) and farther from the earth (240,000 miles) than any human had ever traveled. Apollo 8 was the mission that broke humanity's absolute bond to the earth: it was the first manned vehicle to leave the earth's orbit. Confined within a tiny spaceship, the astronauts were aided...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 145665263X
• ISBN13: 9781456652630
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Ebookit.com
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"