Chasing the Moon: How America Beat Russia in the Space Race
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
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The national desire to reach the moon first was now a military concern (with a sociocultural subtext over which country was intellectually and morally superior). That accelerated the process dramatically.
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
