First published 2018
It's 1968 and the space race is at a fever pitch. When a catastrophic failure nearly dooms the Apollo program, NASA turns to its most daring pilots to pull off a mission that will define the century. Rocket Men follows Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders as they strap into the cramped confines of Apollo 8 and blast off to the moon. With the world watching, the three astronauts will have to navigate life-threatening malfunctions, deadly radiation, and the overwhelming stress of being the first humans to leave Earth's orbit. In the face of these impossible odds, the men must find the courage to carry out their historic journey and set the stage for the moon landing to come.
Genres: science-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, american-history
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: against-all-odds, heroic-journey
Setting: Earth, Moon
Period: 1968
384 pages · Hardcover · Random House