Gemini
Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story
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4.5 • 45개의 평가
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ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF FALL 2025
From the bestselling co-author of Apollo 13 comes the thrilling untold story of the pioneering Gemini program that was instrumental in getting Americans on the moon.
Without Gemini, there would be no Apollo.
After we first launched Americans into space but before we touched down on the moon’s surface, there was the Gemini program. It was no easy jump from manned missions in low-Earth orbit to a successful moon landing, and the ten-flight, twenty-month celestial story of the Gemini program is an extraordinary one. There was unavoidable darkness in the program—the deaths and near-deaths that defined it, and the blood feud with the Soviet Union that animated it.
But there were undeniable and previously inconceivable successes. With a war raging in Vietnam and lawmakers calling for cuts to NASA’s budget, the success of the Gemini program—or the space program in general—was never guaranteed. Yet against all odds, the remarkable scientists and astronauts behind the project persevered, and their efforts paid off. Later, with the knowledge gained from the Gemini flights, NASA would launch the legendary Apollo program.
Told with Jeffrey Kluger’s signature cinematic storytelling and in-depth research and interviews, Gemini is an edge-of-your-seat narrative chronicling the history of the least appreciated—and most groundbreaking—space program in American history. Finally, Gemini’s story will be told, and finally, we’ll learn the truth of how we landed on the moon.
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A journey behind the scenes of the space program
A good documentary of the space program, a lot of which you have never heard of, a fascinating read.
Unforgivable Errors
As a former proofreader and editor of two published books, I simply cannot rate Kluger's "Gemini" any higher than two stars. Although interesting for anyone like me who grew up experiencing the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs, the book is filled with historical errors. How could the editors let this happen? For example, John Glenn was NOT a Lieutenant Commander; that is a naval rank. Glenn was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine Corps. Also, John Young did not serve on the battleship USS Missouri during the Korean War; he served on the destroyer USS Law. Launchpad numbers were identified by the wrong number. I viewed proofreading as an art, but so many errors in this work made one wonder when reading it, what was correct and what wasn't? Didn't Mr. Kluger or his publisher catch these glaring errors prior to publication, or simply trust that an editor did his or her job? Two stars only, Mr. Kluger! I hope "Lost Moon" was proofread better.