These oral histories by major participants in the Apollo program relive the events that culminated in the 1969 moon landing. Recollections of 14 participants include comments by NASA administrators James Webb and Thomas O. Paine; Wernher von Braun, architect of the Saturn V rocket; and astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Charles Duke. 69 black-and-white illustrations.
Author Biography
Glen E. Swanson is a historian at Johnson Space Center in Houston. He is also the editor of Countdown, a publication devoted to the space shuttle, and Quest, a periodical on the history of space flight.
