The last six months have brought us two major movies about apollo 11, and some of its figures. This book tells the story of apollo 11, starting with crew selection and training, the choice of the landing site. I struggled with which age to recommend this one for it is. How 400,000 people landed apollo 11 on the moon by catherine thimmesh the story of apollo 11, the first moon landing, belongs to many people. The apollo 11 50th anniversary experience pyle, rod, aldrin. Told in captivating free verse and illustrating in amazing detail, its an exciting, engaging read for kids and adults alike. The inside story, is, as the title suggests, an exhaustive look at the apollo 11 mission. Only 6 of 24 chapters actually deal with project apollo, and none of the book. Fifty years ago, in july 1969, apollo 11 became the first manned mission to land on the moon, and neil armstrong the first man to step on to its surface. In the most authoritative book ever written about apollo, david whitehouse reveals the true drama. Apollo 11, the moon, and the future of space exploration. The first men on the moon the story of apollo 11 david. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
Zeus has punished his son apollogod of the sun, music, archery, poetry, and moreby casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky, acnecovered sixteenyearold mortal named lester. The world watched transfixed on july 20, 1969 as neil armstrong descended from the lunar module and placed the first human footprint on the moon, uttering the words. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the moon. What also makes this book distinctive is a chapter looking forward to the future of lunar explorations, featuring the scifi visions of artists including. Robert godwin is the author and editor of dozens of books about space flight and science fiction. The nasa mission reports apogee books space series godwin, robert, united states national aeronautics and space administration isbn. Gr 25with chapters devoted to apollo missions 11 through 17, this book introduces young readers to lesserknown events and experiments. This is the first in series of books by harland on each apollo mission that will be published by springerpraxis in the coming years. The book is well illustrated throughout, and theres even a nice selection of colour plates.
Oct 30, 2005 on a big motor cruiser owned by north american aviation, builder of the apollo command module, janet armstrong, the wife of apollo 11 s commander, and her two boys, twelveyearold rick and six. Sky at night magazine an amazing collection of images that captures every aspect of the mission. He produced the first ever virtual reality panoramas of the apollo lunar surface photography and the first multicamera move of the apollo 11 moonwalk. This culmination of the space race between the usa and the ussr is the. It belongs to the seamstress who put together 22 layers of fabric for each space suit. Fun facts about the astronauts space suits and their work in space round out this picture book. Apr 07, 2009 parents need to know that moonshot, by caldecott medalwinner brian floca focuses on the aweinspiring momentousness of the apollo 11 mission. He conducted extensive interviews with the astronauts involved in. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
In addition, the book is foreworded by buzz aldrin and includes neverbefore. The only way apollo can reclaim his rightful place on mount olympus is by restoring several oracles that have gone dark. Those latter range greatly, involving a lot more than a technical memoir, including a survey of historical astronomers, a history of. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read apollo 11 preliminary science report. Picturing apollo 11 was by far one of my favorite apollo books from all ive read this year. Only 6 of 24 chapters actually deal with project apollo, and none of the book goes beyond the popular literature on either the germans or apollo. The amazing full story of apollo 11 tom wolfes the right stuff for a new generation fifty years ago in july 1969, apollo 11 became the first manned mission to land on the moon, and neil armstrong the first man to step onto its surface. Apollo 11 was the culmination of the apollo program and a massive national commitment by the united states to beat the soviet union in putting people on the moon.
While this 50th anniversary year will bring many related films, documentaries, and books to the fold, here are five that stand out. President nixon called it the greatest week since creation. Dec 09, 2018 in the new documentary apollo 11, freshly unearthed footage of the 1969 lunar mission, with the help of a community of space nerds, will tell the story of the historic event in a new way, making. Although apollo 11 commander neil armstrong was first to set foot on the moon, he left his 105.
The nasa history 50th anniversary edition dover books on astronomy by edgar m. Apollo 11 university of north carolina at chapel hill. Words cant describe the trip the astronauts and the nation took that day. Commander neil armstrong and lunar module pilot buzz aldrin formed the american crew that landed the apollo lunar module eagle on july 20, 1969, at 20. The story of apollo 11 chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of americas quest to land on the moon, beginning with the stories of the visionaries who made made space explorating a reality. Jul 15, 2019 this final chapter also follows the careers of the three men after apollo 11, and the events they attended to commemorate apollos milestone anniversaries. This will be a must for serious space buffs who want to have an archive of all the facts and figures of a pioneering mission and a nostalgic read for older buffers who fondly remember those heady days. Between each pair of chapters, a twopage spread contains photos and facts. Eight years and billions of dollars later, apollo 11 launched to fulfill kennedys challenge. The prolific mr harland is back again with this detailed account of the flight of apollo 11. The history of human spaceflight what this book accomplishes is something unique. It was prepared by the ghost writers farmer and hamblin from information made available exclusively to them through a somewhat infamous timelifefield enterprises contract that excluded the rest of the media from contact with the astronauts families.
This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the trials of apollo, book 1. Apollo 11 was on its way to a historic first landing on the moon. There was really only one or two chapters that heavily focused on the apollo 11 mission, but i think that all of the stories that lead to getting there are equally important, so i enjoyed the angle that the author took. This inside look remembers those who made the great enterprise succeed. He and his crewmates, buzz aldrin and michael collins, were the latest men to risk their lives in this extraordinary scientific, engineering and human venture that would come to define the era. Reuters more generally, mailer shares lawrences hieratic belief that he might be able to offer some kind of solution to the sickness of his times of which.
The first three chapters of the book provide background on. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing, weve put together a roundup of the most recent books about space. First man released october 2018, and apollo 11 currently playing in theaters. The first men on the moon is a timely clarion call to turn our eyes again to the stars or at least the moon and mars. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the first men on the moon. Contains much personal information about the astronauts. Topics apollo 11 at 50 apollo space books moon wired is where tomorrow is realized. Here are some more books about apollo, new and old, for ad. Chosen as one of the ten best illustrated childrens books of 2009 by the new york times, and recommended by the horn book magazine, brian flocas picturebook treatment of the epic story of apollo 11 the nasa mission which landed the first human beings on the moon had high standards to meet, if it was to live up to my expectations. The first men on the moon the story of apollo 11 david harland. The book focuses mostly on the missions themselves, without as much technical detail as i was expecting based on the blurb. On the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, the best resources.
Three new books commemorate the 40th anniversary of the historic lunar flight by neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins. After the apollo 11 discussion, there were chapters discussing the later apollo missions. Jun 27, 2019 apollo 11 is the incredible story of how a nation forged the technology during the turbulent 1960s to slip humanity from the bonds of its native planet. The authors were the members of the apollo 11, the first manned lunar space flight they were assisted. Subjects range from the magnificentthe apollo 11 rocket at sunset or twilight on the launching padto the mundanethe astronauts signing rental car forms at a nasa base.
Picturing apollo 11 honours the people who strove against all odds to land a man on the moon. Apollo 11 is covered but not extensively enough to warrant naming the book after it. Its only july, but my toread shelf is already overloaded with apollorelated books, so i decided to cover those in a special summer bookrecommendation blog. Special apollo 11 anniversary edition for july 2019 each year in november, i read and recommend dozens of books for kids of all ages, from 0 to 18. In april 1970, during the glory days of the apollo space program, nasa sent navy captain jim lovell and two other astronauts on americas fifth mission to the moon. In a glowing forward, apollo 11 astronaut and selfprofessed comic book fan. Browse and shop for books, home decor, toys, gifts and more on indigo. Jul 20, 2012 today in 1969, neil armstrong and buzz aldrin walked on the moon while michael collins watched from orbit.
Only fiftyfive hours into the flight of apollo, disaster struck. Oct 01, 2009 pm has plenty of apollo 11 coverage, but its just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to writing and reporting about the historic event. Apollo 11 and the dream of spaceflight by jonathan fettervorm alternates chapters between the story of the apollo 11 moon landing in full color and topics related to spaceflight in monochrome. Apollo 11 preliminary science report ebook written by. The space race is described from both the russian and american sides, which i found very interesting and it gave the book am authentic sense of urgency as both sides an excellent read with a misleading title. In the apollo projects evolving effort to put men on the lunar surface, apollo 11 was the fifth test flight and the first to carry a lunar module capable of an actual moon landing. Apollo 11 first men on the moon the apollo 11 flight put the first humans onto the moons surface. Armstrong, neil, collins, michael, aldrin, edwin e. This illustrated history consists of 12 chapters with numerous photographs to produce a popular history that capitalized on the interest surrounding the flight of apollo 11 in 1969. Lunar module pilot buzz aldrin elected to wear his and so his speedy became the first watch to be worn on the moon. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours and 39 minutes later on july 21 at 02. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation. Much of the preceding chapters discussed the ussoviet space race and also gave details about the earlier apollo missions.