EDITORIAL INFORMATION

This fine collection of oral histories relating to Apollo provides significant insights on how we succesfully got to the Moon. There are oral histories of fourteen key individuals, from administrators James Webb and Thomas Paine to top managers such as Wernher von Braun, Maxime faget, Gene Kranz, Robert Gilruth, and George Mueller to astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Charlie Duke. "Before This Decade is Out..." also features a foreword by Chris Kraft and an introduction covering the legacy of Apollo by Roger Launius. This volume is sure to provide enlightening reading for space fans, as well as students of the history of technology.

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GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Contents.

-Foreword.

-Acknowledgments.

-Introduction.

-1. James E. Webb.

-2. Thomas O. Paine.

-3. Wernher von Braun.

-4. Robert R. Gilruth.

-5. George E. Mueller.

-6. Eugene F. Kranz.

-7. Arthur J. Rogers, Jr.

-8. James H. "Harry" Guin.

-9. Glynn S. Lunney.

-10. Geneva B. Barnes.

-11. Charles M. Duke, Jr.

-12. Harrison H. Schmitt.

-13. George M. Low.

-14. Maxime A. Faget.

-Annotated Project Apollo Bibliography.

-About the Editor.

-Index.
-The NASA History Series.