In Their Own Words: Conversations With the Astronauts and Men Who Led America's Journey into Space and to the Moon

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Summary: An engaging, primary source on the history of man's efforts
Review: Compiled and edited by Scott Sacknoff (President of the International Space Business Council), In Their Own Words: Conversations With The Astronauts And Men Who Led America's Journey Into Space by is a unique collection of candid interviews with astronauts offering the reader behind-the-scenes glimpses into the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs; as well as a discussion by Walter Cronkite and colleagues about how the media covered historic achievements in space travel; and a great deal more. In Their Own Words is commended to the attention of aerospace enthusiasts and scholars as an engaging, primary source on the history of man's efforts to stretch beyond the boundaries of the Earth itself.