Into That Silent Sea

By Francis French, Colin Burgess,

Book cover of Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965

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It was a time of bold new technology, historic moments, and international jousting on the final frontier. But it was also a time of human drama, of moments less public but no less dramatic in the lives of those who made the golden age of space flight happen. These are…

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1 author picked Into That Silent Sea as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is written by two dear friends who are the reason I am a published author myself. However, I don’t recommend it just because they are close to me, but because it is a wonderful book that kicked off the entire Outward Odyssey series, of which my book is a part. This magnificent book set a new standard for historical work on space exploration by focusing on the people instead of the hardware. The stories you’ll read here will show you why we are who we are and why humans will always strive for the unknown.

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