Live from Cape Canaveral: Covering the Space Race, from Sputnik to Today

"From Sputnik to the International Space Station, Jay Barbree has seen it all, and reported it well....
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Live from Cape Canaveral: Covering the Space Race, from Sputnik to Today by Barbree, Jay

Live from Cape Canaveral: Covering the Space Race, from Sputnik to Today

$217.67

Live from Cape Canaveral: Covering the Space Race, from Sputnik to Today

$217.67
Author: Jay Barbree
Format: Paperback
Language: English

"From Sputnik to the International Space Station, Jay Barbree has seen it all, and reported it well. 'Live from Cape Canaveral' encapsulates the most technically exciting half century in history." -Neil Armstrong

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.



Author: Jay Barbree
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 08/19/2008
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780061233937

About the Author
Barbree, Jay: -

Jay Barbree, seen left reporting live from the launch of Gemini 6 in December 1965, has covered the space race since Sputnik as a correspondent for NBC. The NBC space unit won an Emmy for its coverage of the first Apollo moon landing. Barbree also broke the world news exclusive on the cause of the Challenger explosion. The coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Moon Shot, he lives near Cape Canaveral.

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