Chronicles the history of the Apollo space program, tracing the events of missions ranging from the 1969 lunar landing to the rescue of Apollo 13, offering lesser-known facts that marked each journey.

Includes glossary and timeline.

Getting to the moon -- We have liftoff -- The Eagle has landed -- This spectacular, unreal world -- Disaster -- Science on the moon -- Driving on the moon -- Blinding, beautiful black -- Last men on the moon -- A precious legacy -- The astronauts -- Glossary -- Timeline.