'Project Apollo: The Early Years, 1961-1967' by Eugen Reichl is a short, concise look at the formation of the Apollo project.

From the development of the launch vehicle to the design of the LEM, this book looks at disagreements with contractors, and delayed schedules. There are triumphant tests and terrible disasters. Through it all, there was an ongoing tenacity to see the program through to the end.

The book includes lots of photos from this timeframe. Each mission gets a writeup including the mission number, launch date, launch vehicle type, mission goals and more.

This book fills in the things I didn't know about between the Gemini missions and the manned Apollo spaceflights. I knew there was testing going on, but not how much. I really enjoyed reading this book.

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I really enjoyed this book and its definitely one I would recommend. The layout is great and it does a good job of covering everything you need to know as an introduction. I have been lucky enough to read three books in the series now and they are all very good - 4 stars from me.

n Project Apollo: The Early Years (1961-1967), Eugen Riechl recounts the beginnings of America’s quest for a lunar landing. After lagging behind Russia for months, and spurred on by the Kremlin’s launch of Sputnik, President John F. Kennedy vowed that the United States would send men to the moon by the end of the decade. America began to marshal her resources to achieve this lofty goal. Riechl traces the journey from the formation of NASA to the investigation into the tragedy of Apollo 1, where three astronauts, Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee lost their lives. Project Apollo is a compact volume that contains much detailed information, including full-color photographs and diagrams and progresses of each phase of the program. Its magazine-style structure is extremely helpful in digesting the technical details. One does not have to be an engineer to appreciate the problem-solving ability of those dedicated to this ambitious mission. Anyone who is interested in the space program will love this book. Project Apollo is a testament to America’s ingenuity and can-do attitude, and to the people of NASA who won the race.





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