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A Life of Flight
Thomas Dunne
July 2014
On Sale: July 8, 2014
384 pages
ISBN: 125004071X
EAN: 9781250040718
Kindle: B00HP1JZH6
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography
Much has been written about Neil Armstrong, America’s modern
hero and history’s most famous space traveler. Yet shy of
fame and never one to steal the spotlight Armstrong was
always reluctant to discuss his personal side of events.
Here for the first time is the definitive story of Neil’s
life of flight he shared for five decades with a trusted
friend – Jay Barbree.
Working from 50 years of conversations he had with Neil,
from notes, interviews, NASA spaceflight transcripts, and
remembrances of those Armstrong trusted, Barbree writes
about Neil’s three passions – flight, family, and friends.
This is the inside story of Neil Armstrong from the time he
flew combat missions in the Korean War and then flew a
rocket plane called the X-15 to the edge of space, to when
he saved his Gemini 8 by flying the first emergency return
from Earth orbit and then flew Apollo-Eleven to the moon’s
Sea of Tranquility.
Together Neil and Jay discussed everything, from his love of
flying, to the war years, and of course his time in space.
The book is full of never-before-seen photos and personal
details written down for the first time, including what
Armstrong really felt when he took that first step on the
moon, what life in NASA was like, his relationships with the
other astronauts, and what he felt the future of space
exploration should be.
As the only reporter to have covered all 166 American
astronaut flights and moon landings Jay knows these events
intimately. Neil Armstrong himself said, “Barbree is
history’s most experienced space journalist. He is
exceptionally well qualified to recall and write the events
and emotions of our time.” Through his friendship with Neil
and his dedicated research, Barbree brings us the most
accurate account of his friend’s life of flight, the book he
planned for twenty years.
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