Man on the Moon The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts

Name: Man on the Moon The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
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ISBN: 9780143112358

ISBN-10: 014311235X

ISBN-13: 9780143112358

Edition: Revised

Authors: Andrew Chaikin, Tom Hanks

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This acclaimed portrait of heroism and ingenuity captures a watershed moment in human history. The astronauts themselves have called it the definitive account of their missions. On the night of July 20, 1969, our world changed forever when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Based on in-depth interviews with twenty-three of the twenty-four moon voyagers, as well as those who struggled to get the program moving, A Man on the Moonconveys every aspect of the Apollo missions with breathtaking immediacy and stunning detail.

Book details

List price: $23.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/28/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 720
Size: 5.30" wide x 7.88" long x 1.64" tall
Weight: 1.298

Andrew Chaikin is a space historian and Executive Editor of Space.com. He lives in Arlington, Massachusetts.

Andrew Chaikinhas been writing about space exploration for more than 25 years. He is a commentator for National Public Radios Morning Edition, and served as a consultant on the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, which was based in part on this book.



Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments


Prologue






"Fire in the Cockpit!"



The Office



First Around the Moon (Apollo 8)



The Decision



A Hole in the Stars



"In the Beginning..."



"It's All Over but the Shouting"



"Before This Decade Is Out"



The Parlay



"We Is Down Among 'Em!"



Down to the Wire



The First Lunar Landing (Apollo 11)



The Eagle Has Landed



Magnificent Desolation



"Before This Decade Is Out"






Sailors on the Ocean of Storms (Apollo 12)



The Education of Alan Bean



Shore Leave



In the Belly of the Snowman



The Crown of an Astronaut's Career (Apollo 13)



A Change of Fortune



The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress



The Chill of Space



The Story of a Full-up Mission (Apollo 14)



Big Al Flies Again



To the Promised Land



Solo



The Climb






The Scientist



A Fire to Be Lighted



To the Mountains of the Moon (Apollo 15)



"Exploration at Its Greatest"



High Point



The Spirit of Galileo



The Final Selection



The Unexpected Moon (Apollo 16)



Luna Incognita



"You Just Bit Off More Than You Can Chew"



"...Or Wherever Geologists Go"



The Last Men on the Moon (Apollo 17)



Sunrise at Midnight



Apollo at the Limit



Witnesses to the Earthrise


Epilogue: The Audiences of the Moon


Afterword: A People Without Limits



Astronaut Biographical Information



Persons Interviewed



Apollo Mission Data


Bibliography


Author's Notes


Index