Neil Armstrong
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Description
A dual portrait of American astronaut Dave Scott and Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov discusses how their ground-breaking careers reflected one of the cold war's most heated competitions, describing the Apollo Soyuz Test Project that marked the beginning of their decades-long friendship.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Description
New York Times bestseller for fans of First Man: A “breathtaking” insider history of NASA’s space program—from astronauts Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton (Entertainment Weekly).
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation’s most daring test pilots: the...
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation’s most daring test pilots: the...
5) Armstrong
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Dramatic, moving and insightful, this documentary tells the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong: from his childhood in rural Ohio, through aerial combat in Korea, to his first steps on the Moon, and the unwanted celebrity status that ensued.
6) Apollo 11
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
From director Todd Douglas Miller comes a cinematic event 50 years in the making. Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncataloged audio recordings, the film takes viewers straight to the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission, the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names.