American Moonshot

Instant New York Times BestsellerAs the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing approaches, the award winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F Kennedy s inspiring challenge, and America s race to the moon We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win President John F KennedyOn May 25, 1961, JFK made an astonishing announcement his goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade In this engrossing, fast paced epic, Douglas Brinkley returns to the 1960s to recreate one of the most exciting and ambitious achievements in the history of humankind American Moonshot brings together the extraordinary political, cultural, and scientific factors that fueled the birth and development of NASA and the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo projects, which shot the United States to victory in the space race against the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War.Drawing on new primary source material and major interviews with many of the surviving figures who were key to America s success, Brinkley brings this fascinating history to life as never before American Moonshot is a portrait of the brilliant men and women who made this giant leap possible, the technology that enabled us to propel men beyond earth s orbit to the moon and return them safely, and the geopolitical tensions that spurred Kennedy to commit himself fully to this audacious dream Brinkley s ensemble cast of New Frontier characters include rocketeer Wernher von Braun, astronaut John Glenn and space booster Lyndon Johnson.A vivid and enthralling chronicle of one of the most thrilling, hopeful, and turbulent eras in the nation s history, American Moonshot is an homage to scientific ingenuity, human curiosity, and the boundless American spirit. Download American Moonshot author Douglas Brinkley – kino-fada.fr We choose to go to the moon we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because the challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win JFK at Rice University September 12, 1962 The Eagle has landed Neil Armstrong, July 20, 1969JFK delivering his we choose We choose to go to the moon we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because the challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win JFK at Rice University September 12, 1962 The Eagle has landed Neil Armstrong, July 20, 1969JFK delivering his we choose to go to the moon speech at Rice University image from History H...With the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing only a few days away, Douglas Brinkley s latest book surrounding the early years of space exploration, seemed the perfect fit Told as a loose biography of the race to get into space, Brinkley explores the two main camps vying for control of the territory outside of Earth s atmosphere USA and USSR as well as bringing in the promise President John F Kennedy made about sending a man to the moon by the end of the 1960s Brinkley begins his na With the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing only a few days away, Douglas Brinkley s latest book surrounding the early years of space exploration, seemed the perfect fit Told as a loose biography of the race to get into space, Brinkley explores the two main camps vying for control of the territory outside of Earth s atmosphere USA and USSR as well as bringing in the promise President John F Kennedy made about sending a man to the moon by the end of the 1960s Brinkley begins his narrative by examining the mystery of space, at least as seen through the eyes of those positing about missions into the atmosphere Writers have long created stories about inter planetary adventures and trips to the Moon, even before they was a means to get off the ground As Brinkley discusses, this science fiction soon turned into a spark that began a race to use the skies as a means of transportation at high ...Not exactly what I expected It s marketed as a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, and while it does cover the space program up to the moon landing, the real focus is on President Kennedy s career and hi...covers the history of the space program from earliest imaginings of Jules Verne in 1863 through the rocketry of Robert Goddard in the 1920s, Werner Von Braun and the Nazi V 2 during the second world war, and a big focus on the cold war especially the JFK and his role in the moonshot and covers t...Terrific book Brinkley is a wonderful writer I read his book about Theodore Roosevelt and all he did to preserve significant sections of our country as National Parks and wildlife habitats This book follows the develop of the space program Having been a JFK fan, for many years this books pairing of the race to the moon with JFK s excitement and support of the space program allowed me too see another side of this remarkable man Very well documented and a wonderful read in this 50 year anniv Terrific book Brinkley is a wonderful writer I read his book about Theodore Roosevelt and all he did to preserve significant sections of our country as National Parks and wildlife habitats This book follows the develop of the space program Having been a JFK fan, for many years this books pairing of the race to the moon with JFK s excitement and support of the space program allowed me too see another side of this remarkable man Very well documented and a wonderful read ...On July 20 1969, the country and the world watched as Astronaut Neil Armstrong walked on the moon s surface Nearing the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, David Brinkley s latest novel reminds us of President John F Kennedy ...The fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing inspires the acclaimed historian to take a fresh look at the American space program, at President John Kennedy s inspiring challenge, and at the race to the moon.Drawing on new primary source material, Douglas Brinkley brings this fascinating history to life as he turns the spotlight on the men and women who made this giant leap possible while exploring the technology and the political tensions of the time Readers will find much to appreciate The fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing inspires the acclaimed historian to take a fresh look at the American space program, at President John Kennedy s inspiring challenge, and at the race to the moon.Drawing on new primary source material, Douglas Brinkley brings this fascinating history to life as he turns the spotlight on the men and women who made this giant leap possible while exploring the technology and the political tensions o...A truly great overview of the technological advances and political willpower needed to put Americans on the moon The second half of the title is the most relevant This is a Presidential biography of JFK filtered through the motivations and personality traits that led him to call for, motivate, push, cajole, and even cheerlead the Space Race As it turns out, JFK wasindispensable than previously thought It wasn t just the famous speeches the willpower and enthusiasm emanating mainly fro A truly great overview of the technological advances and political willpower needed to put Americans on the moon The second half of the title is the most relevant This is a Presidential biography of JFK filtered through the motivations and personality traits that led him to call for, motivate, push, cajole, and even cheerlead the Space Race As it turns out, JFK wasindispensable than previously thought It wasn t just the famous speeches the willpower and enthusiasm emanating mainly from the President overcame deep opposition to funding and vision The United States, in the 1960s, devoted 5% of the entire budget to NASA That would be inconceivable at almost any other time.In addition to the story of Kennedy, ...I timed my reading of this book to complete it on July 20, the anniversary of the moon landing I learned a lot about the Mercury program, a bit less about the Gemini program and coverage of the Apollo missions was incredibly brief, so that was disappointing But the book is about Kennedy and the Space Race and it does cover Kennedy and Von Braun in depth I was raised in a pro Kennedy family so I loved the positive points made about him, but I did feel the coverage was incredibly one sided S I timed my reading of this book to complete it on July 20, the anniversary of the moon landing I learned a lot about the Mercury program, a bit less about the Gemini program and coverage of the Apollo missions was incredibly brief, so that was disappointing But the book is about Kennedy and the Space Race and it does cover Kennedy and Von Braun in depth I was raised in ...For what it is, this is a wonderful book However, adjustment of expectation may be warranted This book covers the early days of the space program in the context of U.S and the world geo political Cold War landscape It tracks technology advancements and political circumstances that led to the space race culminating on the moon landings There are many books that focus solely on the astronauts, controllers and engineers and never venture out from the labs, sims, and space craft of the U.S For what it is, this is a wonderful book However, adjustment of expectation may be warranted This book covers the early days of the space program in the context of U.S and the world geo political Cold War landscape It tracks technology advancements and political circumstances that led to the space race culminating on the moon landings There are many books that focus solely on the astronauts, controllers and engineers and never ...A couple of thoughts about this book1 How come we haven t been back to the moon Reading this book made me wonder about how we invented all this amazing technology to get us there And yet here it is 45 years since we last step foot on the moon Imagine how much better the trip could be now with all the improved technology we have I cant believe we haven t been back.2 I learned a lot about the space race and the race to put somoene on the moon I didn t know the only thing we beat the Rus A couple of thoughts about this book1 How come we haven t been back to the moon Reading this book made me wonder about how we invented all this amazing technology to get us there And yet here it is 45 years since we last step foot on the moon Imagine how much better the trip could be now with all the improved technology we have I cant believe we haven t been back.2 I learned a lot about the space race and the race to put somoene on the moon I didn t know the only thing we beat the Russians to was landing on the moon First person in space Russian , First Satellite in Space Russian , 1st Female in Space Russian , longest orbit around the Earth Russian And yet we got to the moon 1st Everything else was won by the Russians.3 The ending of the book was short, way, way too short Here s all this in depth stuff about the lead up to the moon and then the actual Apollo 11 portion was the epilogue The author focused on the Gemini and Mercury Missions, but the Apollo missions wer...Douglas Brinkley s new book on the space race is a decent read but nowhere near as wonderful as I both hoped and expected I m no expert on any of this, but I learned precious little and came away strangely unfulfilled, as if Brinkley had promised to show me something about my country and its history that would enlighten or astound me That just didn t happen.I ve read some pretty good books on the race to the moon, from Tom Wolfe s sterling The Right Stuff to Norman Mailer s Of a Fire on the Mo Douglas Brinkley s new book on the space race is a decent read but nowhere near as wonderful as I both hoped and expected I m no expert on any of this, but I learned precious little and came away strangely unfulfilled, as if Brinkley had promised to show me something about my country and its history that would enlighten or astound me That just didn t happen.I ve read some pretty good books on the race to the moon, from Tom Wolfe s sterling The Right Stuff to Norman Mailer s Of a Fire on the Moon, both providing glimpses of what it all meant.Brinkley settles for a fairly thin account of how it happened but the why isn t really there, just some obvious Cold War competition It s deeper than that, though, because there is no way to tell story of man walking on the moon without delving further.We did this astonishing thing Seventeen Americans walked on the lunar surface, all of them now dead or aged It s been almost half a century since the last missi...Great book about the Apollo project using JFK s biography as the centerpiece The book is a wonderful antidote to today s cynicism and divisiveness The book also reminds us of JFK s leadership, enthusiasm, accomplishments and failures professional and personal We live in a world rich with technologies created to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth The book ends with a beautiful scene not long after Apollo 11 landed someone placed a note on JFK s grave which read Mr Pres Great book about the Apollo project using JFK s biography as the centerpiece The book is a wonderful antidote to today s cynicism and divisiveness The book also reminds us of JFK s leadership, enthusiasm, accomplishments and failures professional and personal We live in a world rich with technologies created to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth The book ends with a beautiful scene not long after Apollo 11 la...Long read, but rewarding A great interplay of the various aspects at play in the moonshot, and how they all caused the stars to align for the US to make it to the moon It very much stresses the political and world stage rather than the technology needed to get there, which is an interesting take The public s imagination was grabbed and kept by astronauts and the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs So many similarities are happening now with the discussion of Mars exploration that it really m Long read, but rewarding A great interplay of the various aspects at play in the moonshot, and how they all caused the stars to align for the US to make it to the moon It very much stresses the political and world stage rather than the technology needed to get there, which is an interesting take The public s imagination was grabbed and kept by astronauts and the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs So many similarities are happeni...Since I was a kid I ve had an odd passion for JFK and Space When a book came out which combined the two and went over the history it was fantastic I ve read a lot about the two different subjects and found this book gave a lotcontext on mix between the two Overall, very very good book if this is a subject which you enjoy Favorite part was JFK starting to fall in love with the idea of the space race and moon shot He had a clear vision of what it would mean for not only USA and it s own Since I was a kid I ve had an odd passion for JFK and Space When a book came out which combined the two and went over the history it was fantastic I ve read a lot about the two different subjects and found this book gave a lotcontext on mix between the two Overall, very very good book if this is a subject which you enjoy Favorite part was JFK starting to fall in love with the idea of the space race and moon shot He had a clear vision of what it would mean for not only USA ...

• English
• 08 November 2018
Douglas Brinkley
• ebook
• 576 pages
• 0062655086
• Douglas Brinkley
• American Moonshot