Moondust

Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth

Paperback Published on: 27/06/2019
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Moondust
Great read.
I was 7 when Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon and was lucky enough to be allowed to stay up and watch it. It left a huge impression on me. In the f... READ MORE
Caroline Hawkins at Barnstaple Shop
Moondust
A Must Read
This book covers the lunar missions of the 1960s and 1970s and the twelve astronauts who made these daring space explorations. Andrew Smith tracks down the... READ MORE
Jack Wightman

Synopsis

A revised and updated edition of the classic work to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing 'It left me spellbound ... belongs to the same tradition as Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff' Sunday Times 'Fascinating. A wonderful book' David Bowie Spellbinding ... A wonderful collective biography written with deftness, compassion and humour' Observer ________________________ The Apollo Moon Programme has been called the last optimistic act of the twentieth century. In Moondust, Andrew Smith set out to find and interview the nine remaining Moonwalkers in order to learn how their lives, and ours, were irrevocably changed by this surreal expedition. On the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing, Smith’s powerful and gripping account of the most courageous adventure of the last century is re-released with a new chapter, detailing his fascinating interactions with Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Edgar Mitchell and Alan Bean in the years since publication. With thought-provoking meditations on the dramatic recent upswing in cosmic exploration, including astonishing encounters with the would-be astronaut-settlers of the Mars One project and the scientists leading the search for life in our solar system, this is an indispensable update to the definitive classic. ________________________ 'Fascinating and disturbing. We know what happened inside the Apollo spacecraft, but what went on inside the astronauts' minds? Did any of them really recover from their strange journey? Extremely thought-provoking' J.G. Ballard

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • ISBN: 9781526611574
  • Number of pages: 416
  • Weight: 338g
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm

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