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"LIVE FROM CAPE CANAVERAL"
By: Jay Barbree
Covering the Space Race, from Sputnik to Today
Collins
September 2007
On Sale: August 28, 2007
336 pages
ISBN: 0061233927
EAN: 9780061233920
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Some fifty years ago, while a cub reporter, Jay Barbree caught space fever the night that Sputnik passed over Georgia. He moved to the then-sleepy village of Cocoa Beach, Florida, right outside Cape Canaveral, and began reporting on rockets that fizzled as often as they soared. In "Live from Cape Canaveral," Barbreeβthe only reporter who has covered every mission flown by astronautsβoffers his unique perspective on the space program. He shares affectionate portraits of astronauts as well as some of his fellow journalists and tells some very funny behind-the-scenes storiesβmany involving astronaut pranks. Barbree also shows how much the space program and its press coverage have changed over time. 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 largerβthanβlife astronauts.
 Media BuzzMeet the Press - October 7, 2007
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