Space A Memoir Author:Jesse Lee Kercheval It was 1966 when Jesse Lee Kercheval's family moved to Cocoa, Florida, where alligators walked through newly-paved subdivisions, aqua-blue pools beckoned, and in the distance, rocket launches rattled the windows of the houses. Here, Jesse Lee learned to watch the skies and dream--but back on earth, her mother was slowly giving up dreams in favor... more » of Valium and long naps, her father was spending more and more time at work, and her older sister was shouldering the burden. By 1969, America had landed on the moon--and an American family had begun its descent.« less