Andrew Chaikin is an acclaimed science journalist and space historian whose prolific career spans over 25 years of writing about space exploration and astronomy. His works, particularly "A Man on the Moon," are widely recognized as definitive accounts of lunar missions, significantly shaping the public's understanding of space history. Chaikin's books, built upon extensive research and intimate interviews with astronauts, offer compelling narratives of human endeavor and scientific achievement beyond Earth. His writing, celebrated by critics and readers alike, continues to inspire and educate new generations fascinated by the cosmos.
Prepare to embark on a journey through space and time with The NASA Archives, a visual celebration of humankind's unstoppable urge to travel away from Earth to worlds beyond. Featuring hundreds of historic photographs and concept renderings, this collection guides us through NASA's 60-year history.
'Through the windows of the slowly turning spacecraft they looked out at the place where the sun had once been, and there was the moon- a huge, magnificent sphere bathed in the eerie blue light of earthshine, each crater rendered in ghostly detail.' The race to the moon was won spectacularly by Apollo 11 on 20 July 1969. When astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their 'giant step' across a ghostly lunar landscape, they were watched by some 600 million people on Earth 250,000 miles away. A Man on the Moon is the definitive account of the heroic Apollo programme- from the tragedy of the fire in Apollo 1 during a simulated launch, through the euphoria of the first moonwalk, to the discoveries made by the first scientist in space aboard Apollo 17. Drawing on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with the astronauts and team, this is the story of the twentieth century's greatest human achievement, minute-by-minute, in the words of those who were there. 'Impressive and illuminating' -Tom Hanks
In very good condition, but dust sleeve has creases and minor tears. Book itself is A1.