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Apollo
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
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Apollo is the behind-the-scenes story of an epic achievement. Based on exhaustive research that included many exclusive interviews, Apollo tells how America went from a standing start to a landing on the moon at a speed that now seems impossible. It describes the unprecedented engineering challenges that had to be overcome to create the mammoth Saturn V and the facilities to launch it. It takes you onto the gantries at Cape Canaveral and behind the consoles of Houston's Mission Control as it relives the tragedy of the fire on Apollo 1, the first descent to the lunar surface, and the rescue of Apollo 13.
A story of daring bordering on recklessness on the ground and life-and-death decisions made in seconds during the flights, Apollo captures the drama of humans leaving Earth for the first time.
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- RICHARD G A COOK
- 24-12-23
Brilliant history
I liked the focus on some of the lessor known people who were vital to success of the Apollo program. Also the technical descriptions in the book were done vert well, without diagrams to reference
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- Wayne
- 12-08-22
Amazing
Absolutely wonderful understanding of the people involved in mans greatest endeavour of all time. Truly inspirational
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- East end farmer
- 01-07-20
living on the edge
brilliant book, it makes you realise the people involved were a different breed completely
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- Hamish M Imrie
- 08-09-19
Excellent
Have listened to a few Apollo experiences and the detail in this book is unrivalled ! Very interesting and well written book !
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- Graham Pattle
- 09-08-19
Outstanding
An amazing trip through the history of Apollo and a time of ‘can do’ determination. The examples of lateral thinking to solve some of the problems left me gobsmacked.
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- Paul486
- 16-12-23
Interesting and inspiring
A well narrated history of the people who designed built and managed the American moon landing. Inspiring men who were making history without being in the public eye.
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- Mike Milton
- 09-05-23
fantastic telling of a hard work story
this book seems to capture all of the energy of the 60s, but being really realistic about the hard work. It took rather than the glamour of the Kennedys or the astronauts from the Mercury programme.
The readers voice gives a feeling of that period, but without being hyperbolic, and over the top as some American narratives can be.
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- 16-04-24
Astonishing
This book is an education as to what can be done by determined individuals and teams. If you grew up during the Apollo era this has to be listened too, if you did not, it should still be listened to. An excellent real life story of success
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- L. Lizaitis
- 21-10-21
Fascinating!
So much admiration for these people after listening to this book.
Will definitely listen again.
It’s mind blowing what these guys where capable off with such limited tech compared to today.
The story of the unsung hero’s and genius minds that made it possible. Loved it.
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- Michael Walsh
- 09-06-20
Excellent
This has been a fantastic book from start to finish. It captures the excitement of the program and at the same time transfers an accurate portrayal of the life and thinking of so many people. It is also a lesson on how to handle complex situations and come out the other end with success. Excellent.
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