Rocket Men by Robert Kurson tells the Apollo 8 story in a captivating manner. Some of the passages are quite dramatic but it's justified given the litany of firsts accomplished by the mission.
I read it recently. I came away amused by Borman being such a no-nonsense person. He would warn the other guys on his crew if they joked too much or goofed off. He was a straight shooter, and didn't mind telling NASA when something wasn't being done right.
When Apollo 11 landed on the moon he considered the job done. He thought they had beaten the Russians to the moon and why would anybody want to go back?
He was devoted to his wife, who suffered from addictions due to the frazzled life of her husband's career.
Seems to go hand-in-hand too with his later recounting that he had no further interest to go back to the moon to walk on it; he was there to "beat the Russians" and loved his family too much to risk his life to "go pick up some rocks." From all accounts, he was clearly an extremely brilliant man with a sense of purpose, skill, and courage aplenty to go along with it. Glad the US put his talents to good use!
hcrisp|2 years ago
When Apollo 11 landed on the moon he considered the job done. He thought they had beaten the Russians to the moon and why would anybody want to go back?
He was devoted to his wife, who suffered from addictions due to the frazzled life of her husband's career.
ChicagoBoy11|2 years ago