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Ive always been a space nut, since I saw Apollo 11 land on the Moon when I was 6 years old. I've watched every Apollo flight, every space shuttle launch. This book really brought to life the early days of NASA, from the end of the Mercury missions, through the Gemini program into Apollo and the Moon landings. 5 💥💥💥💥💥 out of 5.

I know it's a petty thing, but have you ever listened to an audiobook and been put off by the way the narrator pronounces a word? I've always pronounced, and heard it pronounced, Gemini as Jim-n-i. The narrator pronounces it as Jim-n-nee, as in Jiminey Cricket. It's a tiny thing, but I find it annoying and I mentally correct him every time he says it lol.

I was so excited to pick up this book on our vacation to Houston last year! We went there to visit the space center because space is one of my favorite things!! Unfortunately, it took me a whole year to get through this book. There were way too many facts, lots of names and it skipped around. I made myself finish the book, but it was painful. I thought it would be a good idea to finish some in progress books up during the #24B4Monday !