Apollo

By: Charles Murray, Catherine Bly Cox

Narrated by: Bob Souer

Apollo is the behind-the-scenes story of an epic achievement. Based on exhaustive research that included many exclusive interviews, Apollo tells how America went from a standing start to a landing on the moon at a speed that now seems impossible. It describes the unprecedented engineering challenges that had to be overcome to create the mammoth Saturn V and the facilities to launch it. It takes you onto the gantries at Cape Canaveral and behind the consoles of Houston's Mission Control as it relives the tragedy of the fire on Apollo 1, the first descent to the lunar surface, and the rescue of Apollo 13.

A story of daring bordering on recklessness on the ground and life-and-death decisions made in seconds during the flights, Apollo captures the drama of humans leaving Earth for the first time.

©2004 Charles Murray and Catherine Bly Cox (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

One of the best.

This is one of the best audible books I have every listing to .It keep me on the edge of my sest.

Incredible Detail

I really enjoyed the level of detail into the Apollo program and its roots. I have a new level of appreciation for the history of manned spaceflight and will definitely be listening to other books like this one. This book establishes the gold standard in this area.

Great Apollo Story!

This is a great book! The authors overturned some Apollo myths I had earlier believed and re-instated some new ones.

Comprehensive & Entertaining

Excellent account of all aspects of the Apollo space program from the initial conceptualizing events to the last launch and recovery. I enjoyed listening to the author explain the technical jargon without getting too far "into the weeds ". Well written and suspenseful at times.

A lot of information.

Fascinating information on Apollo, but seems to skip a ton of things after Apollo 13. Even whole chapters sound like they were cut out, it says unabridged but I don't believe it.