"Livе from Cаpе Cаnаvеrаl": Covеring thе Spаcе Rаcе, from Sputnik to Todаy
Publisher: Сollins
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2007-09-01
List price: $26.95
Some fifty years ago, while a cub reporter, Jay Barbree caught space fever the night that Sputnik passed over Georgia. He moved to the then-sleepy village of Cocoa Beach, Florida, right outside Cape Canaveral, and began reporting on rockets that fizzled as often as they soared. In "Live from Cape Canaveral," Barbree—the only reporter who has covered every mission flown by astronauts—offers his unique perspective on the space program. He shares affectionate portraits of astronauts as well as some of his fellow journalists and tells some very funny behind-the-scenes stories—m...