Earthrise: My Adventures as an Apollo 14 Astronaut

Mitchell, Edgar; Mahoney, Ellen

ISBN 10: 1613749015 / ISBN 13: 9781613749012

Edité par Chicago Review Press, 2014

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Synopsis :

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Recollections from the sixth man to ever walk on the Moon, for young adult readers.

On February 5, 1971, Edgar Mitchell jumped off the last rungs of a ladder connecting him to NASA’s Antares spacecraft and landed with two feet on the Moon. Following the disastrous Apollo 13 mission, Mitchell was one of three astronauts to successfully complete the Apollo 14 journey to the Moon, though it wasn’t without its own alarming moments.

In Earthrise, Edgar recalls his spectacular trip to the Moon and the life experiences that got him there, including his early days spent in Roswell, New Mexico, amid nuclear testing and the rumored UFO crash; his first solo airplane flight as a young teen; his time as a navy combat pilot; and becoming a NASA astronaut. With fascinating detail, Edgar describes what it was like to launch into space and land on the Moon, illuminating everything from the practical―eating, sleeping, and going to the bathroom in space―to the mystical, life-changing experience of gazing at Earth from afar.

With illuminating sidebars, transcripts of NASA recordings from the historic Apollo 14 mission, and extensive resources including lists of space-related websites, museums, organizations, films, and books, Earthrise is an invaluable addition to any space, astronomy, or science buff’s bookshelf.

À propos de l'auteur: Ellen Mahoney is a writer and educator from Boulder, Colorado. She is an affiliate faculty journalism professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She worked as a staff writer/Imagineer for Disney and has published articles in a wide range of publications.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Earthrise: My Adventures as an Apollo 14 ...
Éditeur : Chicago Review Press
Date d'édition : 2014
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket