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Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon by
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Matthew Funk
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"There were no stars anymore, all of them had gone dark. There was just a giant black hole, as if part of the universe had vanished. The hair on the back of Anders' neck stood up, and for a moment it felt as if his heart had stopped, until he realized that he wasn't looking at a missing piece of the universe at all. He was looking at the moon"
— Feb 07, 2026 02:49AM
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Matthew Funk
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Absorbing the story of the Apollo 8, all of the history of the country in 1969 before the actual launch, how unlikely it was to be. I thought it was really interesting, Ray porter can make anything sound like a movie. But almost half way through I heard the words "we have lift off" after a long pause and emotion hit me like a train, it was so unexpected that I'd feel it. But I did. The true turning point of the US
— Feb 06, 2026 10:09PM
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