July 20, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the first manned landing on the Moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11. The eleven Apollo missions are a benchmark in the annals of human exploration. "Apollo" is a photographic commemoration of the Apollo lunar missions as seen through the eyes of its astronauts. Each of the surviving 24 astronauts from the Apollo missions has chosen a favorite photograph from his mission especially for this book. These selections are accompanied by other iconic photographs from the Apollo missions. Best-selling astrophysicist Stephen Hawking contributes a foreword; veteran journalist Michael Cabbage's introduction explores the role of the astronaut as a witness to history; and, Robert Jacobs gives a brief narrative account of each mission.
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Stephen Hawking is the best-selling author of A Brief History of Time and the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. His daughter Lucy Hawking is a journalist and novelist. Michael Cabbage is co-author of Comm Check...: The Final Flight of Shuttle Columbia and senior manager in the NASA Public Affairs Office. Robert Jacobs is Deputy Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs at NASA.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By surfer pete
Format:Hardcover
A book about the Apollo missions from the point of view of the Astronauts and the photos they took themselves.
Each chapter represents a different Apollo mission and has a brief introduction/history of the mission together with some general and a few training photos. This is then followed by the Astronaut's own favourite photos and thoughts on what they experienced at the time, or later upon reflection.
Although interesting, I was slightly disappointed by the quality of book's binding and the dust jacket seemed a bit scruffy; but on the whole the photographs are good quality in both colour & black and white.
I would have liked a longer book & with more detail, as it's only 130 pages or so long and so there isn't that much to read...
Each chapter represents a different Apollo mission and has a brief introduction/history of the mission together with some general and a few training photos. This is then followed by the Astronaut's own favourite photos and thoughts on what they experienced at the time, or later upon reflection.
Although interesting, I was slightly disappointed by the quality of book's binding and the dust jacket seemed a bit scruffy; but on the whole the photographs are good quality in both colour & black and white.
I would have liked a longer book & with more detail, as it's only 130 pages or so long and so there isn't that much to read...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Andy
Format:Hardcover
A child of the apollo era, the moon landings have fascinated me. This book uses each Apollo mission as a chapter with several photos which collectively through the book provide a complete journey from earth to the moon and back; the Apollo 11 capsule collected by the US Navy shows burns as if it was an over-boiled kettle.
A great value book if a little short.
For great photos of the moon missions look no further than Full Moon.
A great value book if a little short.
For great photos of the moon missions look no further than Full Moon.
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Astronauts Commenting on Photographs from the Apollo Program
2 July 2009
By Roger D. Launius
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Format:Hardcover
Sponsored by NASA, "Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts" has the considerable weight of the agency behind it. For uniqueness and quality of imagery this book is stunning. Its focus is on astronaut photography, and many of the images reproduced here were selected by members of the various Apollo crews. Each of the surviving Apollo astronauts--a total of 21 remain 40 years after that first landing--chose their favorite photograph and offered a comment about it for inclusion in the book.
So this book has Bill Anders and Jim Lovell from Apollo 8 commenting on the meaning for them of the impressive "Earthrise" photograph that has come to be such an iconic image. Buzz Aldrin discusses the famous boot print image and his own face on shot from Apollo 11, while Neil Armstrong comments on the return to lunar orbit after leaving the surface and the photo of the "Eagle" Lunar Module about the dock with the "Columbia" Command Module.
Other astronauts chose other images for comment, but all of them offered an interesting and sometimes thought-provoking perspective on the voyages of Apollo.
"Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts" is a fascinating book. Enjoy.
So this book has Bill Anders and Jim Lovell from Apollo 8 commenting on the meaning for them of the impressive "Earthrise" photograph that has come to be such an iconic image. Buzz Aldrin discusses the famous boot print image and his own face on shot from Apollo 11, while Neil Armstrong comments on the return to lunar orbit after leaving the surface and the photo of the "Eagle" Lunar Module about the dock with the "Columbia" Command Module.
Other astronauts chose other images for comment, but all of them offered an interesting and sometimes thought-provoking perspective on the voyages of Apollo.
"Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts" is a fascinating book. Enjoy.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Great Photos but there could have been more
13 Nov 2009
By Wayne
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Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a slender book. The photos and commentary are terrific but left me wanting more.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great review of the whole moon landing program
18 Sep 2009
By Jean E. Pouliot
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Format:Hardcover
This summer's gushing remembrances of the first Moon landing in 1969 were wonderfully apropos, but neglected to mention that the Apollo program did not start and end with Neil, Buzz, Michael and the Sea of Tranquility. This terrific pictorial gives us unforgettable images of all the Apollo missions and the men who flew them. Better yet, the astronauts are remembered in their own words and in images of their own choosing. There are classic images -- the Earth rise from Apollo 8 and the "visor" image of Buzz Aldrin from Apollo 11. But there are many lesser known images as well, of astronauts posing aside the Surveyor lander, of moon buggies, leaping salutes and many unshaven faces on the way home.
Surprisingly, given the sheer volume of available images, some selections were poor. There is one notably blurry double-page spreads of a ticker tape parade, and where is the shot of Alan Shepard smacking a golf ball into the wild black, starless yonder?
But I truly enjoyed this short and smart look at the incremental steps that brought humanity to the moon and its first few steps beyond that enormous achievement.
Surprisingly, given the sheer volume of available images, some selections were poor. There is one notably blurry double-page spreads of a ticker tape parade, and where is the shot of Alan Shepard smacking a golf ball into the wild black, starless yonder?
But I truly enjoyed this short and smart look at the incremental steps that brought humanity to the moon and its first few steps beyond that enormous achievement.
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