Summary of Robert Kurson's Rocket Men

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#1 In 1961, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to landing a man on the Moon by the end of the decade. The Soviet Union was close to landing its own crew on the Moon, which mattered because the nation that landed the first men on the Moon would win the Space Race and be in position to land a man on the Moon first.

#2 Borman was in charge of testing the command module, and he was scheduled to do so until NASA officials decided to send him back to Houston. His crewmates were stuck with the module.

#3 The last time Borman had received a drop everything call was the darkest day in NASA’s history, when a fire broke out in the command module during a simulated countdown on the launchpad in Florida. The three astronauts died in the fire.

#4 In 1967, Borman was called to testify before Congress about the cause of the fire. He was offered the opportunity to take temporary leave from the astronaut program to head up the team tasked with implementing design changes to the command module.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822533257

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Insights on Robert Kurson's Rocket Men

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 24

Insights from Chapter 25

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to landing a man on the Moon by the end of the decade. The Soviet Union was close to landing its own crew on the Moon, which mattered because the nation that landed the first men on the Moon would win the Space Race and be in position to land a man on the Moon first.

#2

Borman was in charge of testing the command module, and he was scheduled to do so until NASA officials decided to send him back to Houston. His crewmates were stuck with the module.

#3

The last time Borman had received a drop everything call was the darkest day in NASA’s history, when a fire broke out in the command module during a simulated countdown on the launchpad in Florida. The three astronauts died in the fire.

#4

In 1967, Borman was called to testify before Congress about the cause of the fire. He was offered the opportunity to take temporary leave from the astronaut program to head up the team tasked with implementing design changes to the command module.

#5

On the morning of Saturday, October 5, 1957, the world awoke to headlines announcing that the Soviet Union had launched the world’s first satellite. But as Monday came, America’s weekend of wonderment gave way to darker realities. The United States was the most technologically advanced nation in the world, but it had been caught fat and happy while the Soviets had leaped ahead.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The United States and