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acheben's review
5.0
I really enjoyed this audiobook. It felt a lot like a history podcast with it's use of original recordings and interviews. I'm surprised that I didn't know about the debate surrounding how to get to the moon.
mmk4725's review
4.0
Some more interesting information about the history to the moon landing. The different ideas and disagreements to make it work
efabri123's review
4.0
Always enjoy hearing stories about the area I grew up in involving NASA and Langley. And I've got a soft spot for true stories. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this while I worked.
allanvdh's review
4.0
Great documentary
Love the original clips from the NASA archives and great to see how the politics played games in the space race.
Love the original clips from the NASA archives and great to see how the politics played games in the space race.
manadabomb's review
4.0
NASA has always fascinated me. Even know, I randomly think "How can I get a data programming job at NASA?". Houbolt was one of the early pioneers in the method that would get us to the moon, except all of the higher ups at NASA thought he was crazy and dismissed him. This is his story and it's a good one.
pharmdad2007's review
3.0
An interesting inside look at the world and culture of NASA during the 60s, as the entire agency focused on meeting President Kennedy's mandate to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. The author does a good job of detailing not only the way the "space race" unfolded, but also following through and exploring the aftermath.
wanderlustlover's review
4.0
Summer 2019 (audiobook);
When the Audible Originals of choice for July included The Man Who Knew The Way to the Moon, in the same month I'd be going to NASA to celebrate the 50th and while I was already deeply immersed in the 11 new specials coming out for said-anniversary, this one was an instant scoop-up no-brainer.
The piece is about John C. Houbolt's one-man quest, refusing to let anyone get in his way, that made Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR) possible. While I had heard a handful of pieces that had to do with Houboult, none of them had been this in-depth, nor had any of them made me feel so completely aware of how long, how hard, and exactly what the opposition he'd faced was.
This was incredibly detailed, amazingly easy to follow, and eye-opening in several places. I have to give a round of applause to the fact the piece is done very even-handedly, talking about the pro's and con's of everyone's actions, including Houbolts, and whether any of them are to be celebrated or denigrated.
And now I have a need to go learn all I can about Project Paperclip next.
When the Audible Originals of choice for July included The Man Who Knew The Way to the Moon, in the same month I'd be going to NASA to celebrate the 50th and while I was already deeply immersed in the 11 new specials coming out for said-anniversary, this one was an instant scoop-up no-brainer.
The piece is about John C. Houbolt's one-man quest, refusing to let anyone get in his way, that made Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR) possible. While I had heard a handful of pieces that had to do with Houboult, none of them had been this in-depth, nor had any of them made me feel so completely aware of how long, how hard, and exactly what the opposition he'd faced was.
This was incredibly detailed, amazingly easy to follow, and eye-opening in several places. I have to give a round of applause to the fact the piece is done very even-handedly, talking about the pro's and con's of everyone's actions, including Houbolts, and whether any of them are to be celebrated or denigrated.
And now I have a need to go learn all I can about Project Paperclip next.
catra121's review
3.0
This was a short, interesting listen. I dont think I will want/need to listen to it again but it was a fine way to pass a couple of hours.