“Barbree is history's most experienced space journalist. He is exceptionally well qualified to recall and write the events and emotions of our time.” - Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight is the definitive story of Neil Armstrong, America's modern hero and history's most famous space traveller, written by a trusted friend.  Working from 50 years of conversations with Neil, from notes, interviews, NASA spaceflight transcripts, and remembrances of those Armstrong trusted, Barbree writes about Neil's three passions – flight, family, and friends. This is the inside story of Neil Armstrong from the time he flew combat missions in the Korean War and then flew a rocket plane called the X-15 to the edge of space, to when he saved his Gemini 8 by flying the first emergency return from Earth orbit and then flew Apollo-Eleven to the moon's Sea of Tranquility. Together Neil and Jay discussed everything, from his love of flying, to the war years, and of course his time in space. The book is full of never-before-seen photos and personal details written down for the first time, including what Armstrong really felt when he took that first step on the moon, what life in NASA was like, his relationships with the other astronauts, and what he felt the future of space exploration should be. “...intimate and definitive...a celebration of Armstrong's life and times.” - Fort Worth Star-Telegram “An eye-opening and entertaining tale of the race to the moon.” - Publishers Weekly