Live from Cape Canaveral - An Earthbound Astronaut's Memoir (Paperback)

Some fifty years ago as a cub reporter, Barbree caught space fever the night that Sputnik passed over Albany, Georgia. On a double date where the couples actually did some star gazing, Barbree recognized that exploring space would become one of the most important stories of the century. Convinced that one day astronauts would walk on the moon, Barbree moved to the then sleepy ocean-side community of Cocoa Beach, right outside Cape Canaveral, and began reporting on rockets that soared, exploded, and fizzled. In the decades to come he witnessed a parade of history as space pioneers, hucksters, groupies and politicians participated in the greatest show of technology the world had ever seen. In "Live from Cape Canaveral", Barbree offers his unique perspective on the space program. Warm and perceptive, he reminds us just how thrilling the great moments of the space race were and why America fell in love with its heroic, sometimes larger-than-life astronauts.

General

Imprint:	Collins
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2008
First published:	August 2008
Authors:	Jay Barbree
Dimensions:	203 x 135 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-0-06-123393-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Space science > Astronautics Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-06-123393-5
Barcode:	9780061233937

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