Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon

"This behind-the-scenes look at the first Apollo moon landing has the feel of a public television documentary in its breadth and detail" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

Here is a rare perspective on a story we only thought we knew. For Apollo 11, the first moon landing, is a story that belongs to many, not just the few and famous. It belongs to the seamstress who put together twenty-two layers of fabric for each space suit. To the engineers who created a special heat shield to prot...