Jay Barbree

Deke Slayton

Donald K. Slayton

Alan Bartlett Shepard

Howard Benedict

Two former astronauts tell of the drama behind the lunar race between two superpowers, and of the sacrifices asked of the American crew

The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon

Moon Shot

Michael Cassutt

An Autobiography

Deke!

Alan Shepard

A revised edition of the New York Times bestselling classic: the epic story of the golden years of American space exploration, told by the men who rode the rockets. The first into space was Alan Shepard; the last was Deke Slayton, whose irregular heartbeat kept him grounded until 1975. Collaborating with NBC's veteran space reporter Jay Barbree, Shepard and Slayton narrate in gripping detail the story of America's space exploration from the time of Shepard's first flight until he and eleven others had walked on the moon.

The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings

Deke Slayton was one of the first seven Mercury astronauts--and he might have been the first American in space. Instead, he became the first chief of American Astronaut Corps. It was Deke Slayton who selected the crews who flew the Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab missions. It was Deke Slayton who made Neil Armstrong the first man on the moon. Deke! is Deke Slayton's' story--told in his own words and in the voices of the men and women who worked with him and knew him best. Deke Slayton's knowledge of how the .S. manned space program worked is the missing piece of every space buff's puzzle. Now, after decades of silence, he tells his priceless stories of those years when American was engaged in the greatest voyage of exploration in human history. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

From Mercury To the Shuttle

Deke! U.S. Manned Space

Donald K. Slayton

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