Bedtime Biography: Shoot for the Moon
The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11
by James Donovan
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Narrated by Oliver Mains
Music by Federico Coderoni
Shoot for the Moon (2019) provides a riveting, wide-ranging account of the early space race. It guides you through the historic Apollo 11 mission which first landed humans on the moon, and sheds light on the legacy of the preceding missions that paved its way.
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The moon has fascinated humans for millennia. For thousands of years, people have stared up at the glowing white sphere illuminating the night’s sky, and wondered what secrets it holds. Is there life up there? Is there water? Is it made of cheese?
And for so long, that’s all they were able to do: stare and wonder from a great distance.
All this changed on July 20, 1969. On this momentous day, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the lunar surface, and became the first humans to walk on the moon. In this bedtime biography, we’ll share the story of how they got there. It’s a tale of ambition, politics, tragedy, and human endurance. So, why not sit back, relax, and listen to how humanity, finally, got to the moon.
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