karri reviewed First Man by James R. Hansen
Review of 'First Man' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
It's a very technical biography. On one side, it spends a great deal of time with the minutia of experimental airplanes and their technical behavior which doesn't tell much to the laymen. The author Hansen is not 'showing off', as some reviews might say, he was simply an expert on the topic, having written countless books on the history of aerospace industry. On the other hand, this approach is the antidote to the speculation and the publicity and the pretension that Armstrong wanted to steer clear of. It's factual and to the point. A valuable read.
