A journalist for LIFE who originally covered America's space race beginning in 1963 details the uncensored story behind NASA's race to the moon, from battling engineers and drunken astronauts to near disasters and ferocious political infighting. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.A journalist for "Life" who originally covered America's space race beginning in 1963 details the story behind the race to the moon, from battling engineers and near disasters to political infighting.