Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth – Interviews with Nine Surviving Apollo Astronauts: A Bittersweet Space Memoir of the Lunar Missions - Couverture souple

Smith, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0062906690 ISBN 13 : 9780062906694

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 2019

Synopsis

In time for the 50^th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing comes this edition of journalist Andrew Smith’s Moondust, now updated with a new Afterword, that tells the fascinating story of twelve astronauts who ventured to space, and his interviews with nine of the surviving men.

The Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and 1970s have been called the last optimistic acts of the twentieth century. Twelve astronauts made this greatest of all journeys and were indelibly marked by it, for better or for worse. Journalist Andrew Smith tracks down the nine surviving members of this elite group to find their answers to the question "Where do you go after you've been to the Moon?"

A thrilling blend of history, reportage, and memoir, Moondust rekindles the hopeful excitement of an incandescent hour in America's past when anything seemed possible as it captures the bittersweet heroism of those who risked everything to hurl themselves out of the known world—and who were never again quite able to accept its familiar bounds.

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À propos de l'auteur

Andrew Smith has worked as a broadcast commentator and an investigative feature writer for publications including The Face, The Guardian, and the Sunday Times. He has also written and presented radio series and films for the BBC, including the acclaimed documentary Being Neil Armstrong. He lives with his wife, Jan, in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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In time for the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and now updated with a new Afterword comes author, broadcaster, and journalist Andrew Smith’s Moondust, a panoramic telling of the remarkable story of twelve astronauts who peered into the void at the edge of deep space.

The Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and 1970s have been called the last optimistic acts of the twentieth century. Twelve astronauts made this greatest of all journeys and were indelibly marked by it, for better or worse. With awe and humor Smith tracks down the nine surviving members of this elite group to find their answers to the question, “Where do you go after you’ve been to the moon?”

A thrilling blend of history, reportage, and memoir, including revelatory interviews, Moondust rekindles the hopeful excitement of an incandescent hour in America’s past when anything seemed possible as it captures the bittersweet heroism of those who risked everything to rocket themselves out of the known world—and who were never again quite able to accept its familiar bounds.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0062906690
• ISBN 13: 9780062906694
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 416
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