2: In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Apollo mission to the moon, we speak with:1) GENERAL CHUCK YEAGER, test pilot, war hero, and the first man to break the sound barrier.(Originally broadcast 9/13/88)2) Retired Astronaut and former test pilot ALAN SHEPARD. He was America's first man in space in 1961. Ten years later with Apollo 14, he made it to the moon, playing golf on the moon's surface. (In 1969, the Apollo 11 landed on the moon). SHEPARD has co-written a new book: "Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon." (Turner Publishing).(Originally broadcast 6
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