Fueled by the Space Race of the early 1960's, the American aerospace industry evolved rapidly from launching satellites and building rockets to putting men on the moon. With rudimentary technology, aerospace engineers accomplished mind-boggling tasks that changed the course of our history and laid the way for technological advances. In this book, the reader will learn about the early focus of the aerospace industry, the workings of NASA and it's contractors and how teams of engineers were able to break boundaries and successfully put men on the moon, as John F. Kennedy had promised. Don O'Neal entered the aerospace field in 1960 after graduating from Georgia Tech and serving in the Army. With the industry in its infancy, and the Space Race at its height, aerospace jobs were a roller coaster of trial and error, successes and failures. With only their brains and slide rules acting as computers, engineers like Don were able to accomplish amazing feats, along with preventing major tragedies, as they pushed their limits outside of Earth's bounds. The early days of space technology have paved the way for people such as Elon Musk, who strive to improve the amazing work of the 1960's that continues to hold the standards of today.
"I read your book the same day you dropped it off to me and I loved it! What an amazing life and career! The fact that I was reading it on July 4th, with patriotic music playing in the background, made it especially moving to me. While I knew your contributions to our community were massive, I had no understanding of the magnitude of the work you did for our country." Beth Deluzain, Executive Directory of the Bay Education Foundation (Retired) All proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to a charitable cause.