First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen is worth reading in its entirety if one is at all interested in this stuff. (Although it looks like

First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen is worth reading in its entirety if one is at all interested in this stuff. (Although it looks like they're making it into a movie for 2018.) It is a history written by an engineer who knew how to ask the right questions, which helps.