Apollo 9 in early 1969. However, LM problems again prevented it from being ready for the D mission by December, so NASA officials created another mission for Apollo 8 using the Saturn V to launch only the CSM on the first crewed flight to orbit the Moon, and the E mission was cancelled as unnecessary. Slayton asked McDivitt and Borman which mission they preferred to fly; McDivitt wanted to fly the LM, while Borman volunteered for the pioneering lunar flight. Therefore, Slayton swapped the crews, and McDivitt's crew flew Apollo 9. The crew swap also affected who would be the first crew
Napalm and Silly Putty hand, I always wonder how many unused frequent-flyer miles they had." The hardcover edition of "Napalm and Silly Putty" was on "New York Times" Best Seller list for 20 straight weeks. The following year, the paperback edition was published. Both editions were published by Hyperion Books. As of April 2002, the hardcover edition had sold over 375,000 total copies. The audiobook was released abridged in two parts: "Napalm and Silly Putty" in May 2001 and "More Napalm and Silly Putty" in 2002. The audiobook received a Grammy Award, Carlin's fourth, in February 2002. The audiobook edition was published by HighBridge