Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon (A Tehabi book) - Hardcover

Reynolds, David West

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151009643 ISBN 13: 9780151009640

Publisher: Harcourt Brace International, 2002

Synopsis

This stunning volume brings the Apollo adventure to life in a spectacular retrospective encompassing all fifteen missions. An expert in space exploration, Dr Reynolds presents a reconstruction of all key events and people in the Apollo program. From the experiences of the astronauts themselves to the men of extraordinary vision and skill who built reality out of a dream, Reynolds captures the drama of this epic journey.

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Review:

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR "APOLLO" "In covering the entire span from the dawn of the Space Age through the Apollo missions, David West Reynolds has done an excellent job of bringing a remarkable period of human exploration to life. He has put the early dreams into context and provided a valuable sense of closure by reflecting upon Apollo's legacy. Altogether a wonderful account."--David M. Harland, author of "Exploring the Moon: The Apollo Expeditions" and "Jupiter Odyssey" ADVANCE PRAISE FOR "APOLLO" "In covering the entire span from the dawn of the Space Age through the Apollo missions, David West Reynolds has done an excellent job of bringing a remarkable period of human exploration to life. He has put the early dreams into context and provided a valuable sense of closure by reflecting upon Apollo's legacy. Altogether a wonderful account."--David M. Harland, author of "Exploring the Moon: The Apollo Expeditions" and "Jupiter Odyssey"

About the Author:

David West Reynolds is the author of six books, including #1 New York Times bestseller Star Wars: Episode I, The Visual Dictionary. He holds a doctorate in classical archaeology from the University of Michigan. An expert in space exploration, Reynolds is directing a project with a group of lunar and astrophysical scientists to recover image data from a little-known 1973 Soviet moon landing. He lives in Marin County, California.

Wally Schirra, one of the Original Seven astronauts, is the only astronaut to have flown on all three NASA programs-Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. He lives in San Diego, California.

Von Hardesty is a historian and curator at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. He is the editor of the Cambridge Centennial of Flight book series. He lives in Grottoes, Virginia.

Gene Cernan, a Gemini and Apollo astronaut, was the last man to set foot on the Moon. He lives in Houston, Texas.
David West Reynolds is the author of six books, including #1 New York Times bestseller Star Wars: Episode I, The Visual Dictionary. He holds a doctorate in classical archaeology from the University of Michigan. An expert in space exploration, Reynolds is directing a project with a group of lunar and astrophysical scientists to recover image data from a little-known 1973 Soviet moon landing. He lives in Marin County, California.

Wally Schirra, one of the Original Seven astronauts, is the only astronaut to have flown on all three NASA programs-Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. He lives in San Diego, California.

Von Hardesty is a historian and curator at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. He is the editor of the Cambridge Centennial of Flight book series. He lives in Grottoes, Virginia.

Gene Cernan, a Gemini and Apollo astronaut, was the last man to set foot on the Moon. He lives in Houston, Texas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Brace International
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0151009643
• ISBN 13: 9780151009640
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272