Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon is a 1994 book written by Mercury Seven astronaut Alan Shepard, with NBC News correspondent Jay Barbree and Associated Press space writer Howard Benedict.[1] Astronaut Donald K. "Deke" Slayton is also listed as an author, although he died before the project was completed and was an author in name only; astronaut Neil Armstrong wrote the introduction.

Moon Shot
AuthorsAlan Shepard, Deke Slayton, Jay Barbree, and Howard Benedict
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAutobiography
PublisherTurner Publishing
Publication date
1994
Publication placeUnited States
Pages383
ISBN1-878685-54-6
629.454

Miniseries

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The book was turned into a four part television documentary miniseries that aired on TBS in the United States in 1994.[2] The miniseries was narrated by Barry Corbin (as Slayton) and featured interviews with several American astronauts as well as a few Russian cosmonauts.[3] Slayton died before the miniseries completed production in 1993 and the miniseries is dedicated to his memory.

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  1. ^ Roland, Alex (July 17, 1994). "How We Won The Moon". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Koehler, Robert (July 11, 1994). "TV REVIEW : 'Moon Shot' Details Apollo Adventure". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Winfrey, Lee (July 11, 1994). "'Moon' relives glory, gaffes of space race". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
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