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Mission Control, This Is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon

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July 20, 1969, marked one of the climactic moments in our history?the day Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it is only one piece of a magnificent story. "Mission Control, This Is Apollo," by the acclaimed Andrew Chaikin , recounts space history from the Mercury missions through Apollo 17 and beyond. It is illustrated with stunning full-color paintings by astronaut Alan Bean, who walked on the moon with Pete Conrad on Apollo 12 and has devoted his post-NASA life to creating art. Handsome, informative, and dramatic, this is no textbook?it is the tale of humankind's greatest adventure in the last frontier: space.

Language: English

Pages: 114

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Viking Children's Books

Release: May 28, 2009

ISBN: 0670011568

ISBN 13: 9780670011568

Mission Control, This Is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon

4.1/5 ( ratings)

July 20, 1969, marked one of the climactic moments in our history?the day Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it is only one piece of a magnificent story. "Mission Control, This Is Apollo," by the acclaimed Andrew Chaikin , recounts space history from the Mercury missions through Apollo 17 and beyond. It is illustrated with stunning full-color paintings by astronaut Alan Bean, who walked on the moon with Pete Conrad on Apollo 12 and has devoted his post-NASA life to creating art. Handsome, informative, and dramatic, this is no textbook?it is the tale of humankind's greatest adventure in the last frontier: space.

Language: English

Pages: 114

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Viking Children's Books

Release: May 28, 2009

ISBN: 0670011568

ISBN 13: 9780670011568

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