Chasing the Moon: How America Beat Russia in the Space Race

In a world divided by the ideological struggles of the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, more than one-fifth of the people on the planet paused to watch the live transmission of the Apollo 11 mission. To watch as humanity took a giant leap forward. A companion book to the landmark documentary series on BBC TV.

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Robert Stone is an Academy Award- and Emmy- nominated producer, director, writer and editor of unique, critically acclaimed feature-documentaries about American history, pop culture, mass media and the environment. His most recent feature documentary, Pandora's Promise, premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2013. Stone's work has been screened and won awards at dozens of international film festivals and he has given talks at dozens of universities throughout the United States, Australia and Europe. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America and the Television Academy.