A stunning middle grade nonfiction that sheds new light on the events and people that made the Apollo program so remarkable.
Packed with adventure, new stories about familiar people, and undeniable danger, Destination Moon takes an unflinching look at a tumultuous time in American history, told expertly by nonfiction author Richard Maurer..
Beginning with fighter pilots in World War II, Maurer traces the origins of the Apollo program to a few exceptional soldiers, a Nazi engineer, and a young eager man who would become president.
At its height, it employed almost half a million people, many working seven days a week and each determined that it will not fail because of me.
Only now is it becoming clear just how exceptional and unrepeatable Apollo was.
A stunning middle grade nonfiction that sheds new light on the events and people that made the Apollo program so remarkable
