Voices from the Moon: Apollo Astronauts Describe Their Lunar Experiences - Rilegato

Chaikin, Andrew

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ISBN 10: 0670020788 ISBN 13: 9780670020782

Casa editrice: Avery, 2009

Riassunto

The epic of the Apollo missions told in the astronauts' own words and gorgeously illustrated with their photographs

Andrew Chaikin's A Man on the Moon is considered the definitive history of the Apollo moon missions-arguably the pinnacle of human experience. Now, using never-before-published quotes taken from his in-depth interviews with twenty-three of the twenty-four Apollo lunar astronauts, Chaikin and his collaborator, Victoria Kohl, have created an extraordinary account of the lunar missions. In Voices from the Moon the astronauts vividly recount their experiences in intimate detail; their distinct personalities and remarkably varied perspectives emerge from their candid and deeply personal reflections. Carefully assembled into a narrative that reflects the entire arc of the lunar journey, Voices from the Moon captures the magnificence of the Apollo program like no other book. Paired with their own words are 160 images taken from NASA's new high-resolution scans of the photos the astronauts took during the missions. Many of the photos, which are reproduced with stunning and unprecedented detail, have rarely-if ever-been seen by the general public. Voices from the Moon is an utterly unique chronicle of these defining moments in human history.

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lunar missions. Here, astronauts vividly recount --their experiences in intimate detail - their

distinct personalities and remarkably varied --perspectives emerge from their candid and deeply

personal reflections. Carefully assembled into a --narrative that reflects the entire arc of the

L'autore:

Andrew Chaikin is the author of the acclaimed A Man on the Moon and several other books about space. He is a commentator for NPR’s Morning Edition and had appeared on Good Morning America, Nightline, Fresh Air, and Talk of the Nation.

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• Editore: Avery
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0670020788
• ISBN 13: 9780670020782
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 224