"Live from Cape Canaveral"

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Publisher : Harper Perennial
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 0061233935
ISBN-13 : 9780061233937
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Book Synopsis "Live from Cape Canaveral" by : Jay Barbree

Download or read book "Live from Cape Canaveral" written by Jay Barbree and published by Harper Perennial. This book was released on 2008-08-19 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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," Barbree—the only reporter who has covered every mission flown by astronauts—offers 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 stories—many 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 larger-than-life astronauts.


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