Charles Fishman

One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon

Charles Fishman, author of One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon discusses the story on the trailblazers and the ordinary Americans on the front lines of the Apollo 11 moon mission.

[Recorded October 8, 2020.]

Charles Fishman

Charles Fishman is the acclaimed author of One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon, A Curious Mind (with Brian Grazer), The Wal-Mart Effect, and The Big Thirst. He is a three-time winner of the Gerald Loeb Award, the most prestigious prize in business journalism.

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