Rocket Men (book)

Rocket Men
Cover design of Rocket Men
AuthorRobert Kurson
LanguageEnglish
SubjectApollo 8[1]
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherRandom House (US)
Scribe (UK)
Publication date
3 April 2018
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, digital
Pages336 pp (hardcover)
ISBN978-0812988703
Preceded byPirate Hunters 

Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon is a 2018 nonfiction book by Robert Kurson recounting NASA's 1968 Apollo 8 mission, which was the first crewed spacecraft to reach the Moon and return safely to Earth.[2] The book is Kurson's fourth, and it debuted on the New York Times bestseller list.[3]

  1. ^ "Author Robert Kurson discusses his book 'Rocket Man'". WGN. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. ^ M. G. Lord (15 May 2018). "The Paradoxes and the Glory of Apollo 8's Journey Around the Moon". New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Books - Bestsellers - Science". New York Times. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.