Product Description

20:17:40 UTC, 20 July 1969. Contrary to popular belief, few people remember the first words actually spoken from the Moon. The first words were procedural, hardly memorable: "Contact light; Okay, engine stop; ACA out of detent," etc. Then, in words intended for public consumption, spoken to a worldwide audience so enthralled with the mission that tens of millions were listening and watching, live, in fuzzy black and white by Neil Armstrong: "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." It was a culmination of a dream that dated back millennia, although the landing could trace its specific origin to a speech by the President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, on 25 May 1961: ". . . I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth. . . " Landing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon had cost the lives of three astronauts in the Apollo 1 fire, as well as something approaching $125 billion (in 2009 dollars) of American treasure. It stands as the landmark technical achievement in the 6,000-year recorded history of the human race.
This photo scrapbook shows images some famous, others unknown that chronicle the epic journey of Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins aboard Apollo 11, 40 years ago.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #91511 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 108 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781580071482
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
I recommend this book to readers of all ages. ---Model Retailer, reviewed by Jim Haught, September 2009

It is a book that I think all should have in their library and one that, thanks to a great price, is most affordable. If you see this one on the shelves get it. If you don't, ask them to get one for you. You will be so glad that you did. Highly recommended. --Modeling Madness, reviewed by Scott Van Aken, June 2009

This is an excellent photographic summary from one of the most historic events of our time. ---IPMS, reviewed by Marc Blackburn, July 2009

About the Author
Dennis R. Jenkins is a consulting engineer in Cape Canaveral, Florida, working on various aerospace projects including 20 years on the Space Shuttle and several on the stillborn X-33 program. He is the author of Space Shuttle: The History of the National Space Transportation System The First 100 Missions in addition to more than 30 other works on aerospace history.

Jorge R. Frank is an aerospace engineer with 18 years' experience on the Space Shuttle program. He has worked in a variety of technical positions as an engineering analyst and instructor.

Customer Reviews

A Nice Little Tribute
With all of the books cashing in on the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, it's nice to see one that focuses on the "mundane," but still crucial, aspects of the mission. This "photographic retrospective" contains around 200 pictures, most of them in color. While a good chunk of these photographs are well known, there are many that will fascinate serious space buffs. These show the crew in training, the Saturn V being stacked, the CSM and LM being "processed," and post-flight quarantine. Some "new" photographs (to me) include an X-ray image of Aldrin's lunar boots, Michael Collins undergoing centrifuge training, a few shots of the crew in the Lunar Receiving Lab, the Vehicle Assembly building being constructed, a couple shots of Langley's Lunar Landing Research
Facility, and the CM being prepared for display at the Smithsonian. There are some excellent panoramas of Tranquility Base as well, seamlessly composited from existing images.

The photo quality is excellent throughout, with rich blacks, vibrant reds, and virtually flawless detail. As always, Dennis R. Jenkin's attention to detail is fanatical - be sure to read the photo captions and not just the text. This is a nicely produced, low-key tribute marred only by some weird typos (the Apollo 1 fire happened in 1964?) and the unnecessary inclusion of a six-page addendum on Project Constellation. Not quite as good as the STS-114 scrapbook published by Jenkins and Frank in 2006, but more than worth the asking price.

This is a great book for your children.
Following the purchase of this Appolo 11 book I was so impressed I purchased 3 more for my children and grand children. They were not alive when the Apollo 11 mission launched and landed on the Moon. If pictures were worth 1000 words then this book would be worth a million words. It's well worth the money to provide the history of our landing on the Moon to those who did not witness Apollo 11.

The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
As with his Hypersonic and X-15 scrapbook, Jenkins, along with Frank in this one, came up with another quality book. I was a bit apprehensive in buying this book because I was affraid it might turn out to be another 're-hash'. Not buying it would have been a mistake. As stated by another reviewer there are a number of new photographs that I've never seen before. And I have many, many books on the early space programe. For the money? Buy it, I really feel you won't be disappointed. Not only some of the photographs but a good bit of the text is fresh too. The only thing, I wish it had been in a hard back. But I don't take away any points for that.

A book well worth putting on your shelf.

C. Moss
Mobile, AL