Moonshot: The inside story of America’s Race to the moon. Abridged
Moonshot: Published in 1994 and featuring the experiences and insights of 2 Mercury astronauts, Moonshot tells the story from Mercury to the moon landing in 1969 with a surprise ending of a Soviet Union and US space hookup during the cold war. It was made into an inspiring and memorable documentary by TBS in 1994. Narrated by Barry Corbin it featured many of the astronauts and other NASA members. It’s currently on YouTube and I highly recommend watching it. Moonshot was also made into an audiocassette, the one you’re going to listen to, and is also narrated by Barry Corbin. Moonshot tells one of the world’s greatest stories and tells it well.
Alan Shephard: (1923-1998) was born in East Derry, New Hampshire. He attended the US Naval Academy and then served during WW2 onboard the destroyer USS Cogswell. After the war, Alan Shephard trained to be a pilot and then test pilot testing among other planes, the F3H Demon of which 519 were later built. In 1959 he became part of NASA’s famed Mercury 7 (See movie The Right Stuff) and was the first American in Space and in 1971 walked on the moon.
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Deke Slayton (1924-1993) Born in Sparta Wisconsin, Deke Slayton was a pilot during WW2 flying 50 bombing missions, and the Korean war. Afterwards he became a test pilot and then one of Mercury 7 astronauts for NASA. Health issues grounded him but not giving up, he became Chief of the Astronaut Office. But there was one last twist in his life story. What was it? You’ll have to listen to this audiobook to find out. Enjoy!
Barry Corbin: (1940 -) A prolific actor who is best known for playing a former NASA astronaut for the TV series Northern Exposure, and the father of the main character in The Closer. He was also the gung-ho General in the movie Wargames. His narration on the TBS Moonshot documentary and this audiobook is terrific.
Jay Barbree (1933-2021) Co-author of Moonshot, was a news correspondent for NBC news and covered every NASA launch beginning with Alan Shephard’s historical first flight. Over the years he became acquainted with some of the Astronauts, going out to dinner with them and socializing with them on cocoa beach. Neil Armstrong carried a gold coin for him on apollo 11.
Howard Benedict: (1928-2005) Co-author of Moonshot, was an AP correspondent covered NASA launches, as well as numerous missile and other rocket launches, for 37 years, beginning with Alan Shepards first flight through the 34th Shuttle mission. He as known as a consummate reporter the “Dean of space reporting.”

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