{"product_id":"apollo-8-bob-martin-9798189817304","title":"Apollo 8: The First Journey to the Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome journeys change history. Others change the way humanity sees itself. Apollo 8 did both, carrying three astronauts beyond Earth orbit, around the Moon, and into a new understanding of distance, risk, exploration, and the fragile world they left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApollo 8 - The First Journey to the Moon\u003c\/b\u003e follows the mission that transformed the Apollo program and opened the road to the first lunar landing. Written by aerospace engineer and mission historian \u003cb\u003eBob Martin\u003c\/b\u003e, this focused volume combines technical clarity, human experience, and rigorous historical research to reveal how NASA prepared, launched, navigated, and recovered the first crew ever sent to another world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eThe bold decision behind the mission\u003c\/b\u003e-how NASA redesigned Apollo 8 in only a few months while managing political pressure, technical uncertainty, and the Soviet challenge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eThe people behind the achievement\u003c\/b\u003e-Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, Bill Anders, Mission Control, engineers, technicians, and the families who experienced the mission from Earth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eThe spacecraft and systems that made lunar flight possible\u003c\/b\u003e-Saturn V, guidance, navigation, communications, life support, photography, and the Command and Service Module\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eThe mission as it was lived\u003c\/b\u003e-launch, translunar flight, illness, fatigue, ten lunar orbits, Earthrise, the Christmas broadcast, reentry, recovery, and the decisions that shaped every phase\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on mission reports, transcripts, official records, technical documentation, and firsthand recollections, this book explains both \u003cb\u003ewhat happened and why it mattered\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will come away with a deeper understanding of how Apollo 8 turned the Moon from a distant objective into a navigable destination-and how one photograph of Earth above the lunar horizon reshaped the meaning of exploration for an entire generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798189817304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Bob Martin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666029646079,"sku":"9798189817304","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/apollo-8-bob-martin-9798189817304","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}