Andrew Chaikin served on the Viking Mars missions and was a researcher at the Smithsonian's Center for Earth and Planetary Studies. He is the author of A Man on the Moon, the basis for the Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries, From the Earth to the Moon. He is a regular commentator on NPR's Morning Edition.
Captain James A. Lovell flew on the Gemini 7 and Gemini 12 missions, navigated Apollo 8 and commanded Apollo 13.
A visually stunning book... an excellent introduction to space
exploration.-- (05/01/2005)
Chosen as one of the "Best Books for Junior High and Young Adult
2005" by Science Books and Films.--Science Books and Films
(01/01/2006)
Deftly increases the readers' knowledge of space... incredible
book... Text explains the photos and helps introduce each chapter.
Photos, however, dominate the book.-- (02/01/2005)
Ethereal beauty... among the most stunning are images not just of
something out there.... but of Earth itself.-- (12/04/2004)
Science Books and Films' Top Ten Science Photography Books for
2004: This beautiful book, filled with images to marvel at and
savor, is a book to linger over.--Science Books and Films
(11/01/2004)
Truly elegant... In this wonderful book, [Chaikin] shares his
passion for space, and it is a remarkable gift to us all.--
(12/01/2004)
The book's generous dimensions make the examination of its 200
color and 100 black and white high quality images a visual
delight.--Pierre Gauthier"Canadian Camera" (04/01/2005)
The collection recaptures the excitement of the moon race and
concludes with pictures taken by the still-active Mars rovers.--Dan
Vergano"USA Today" (12/06/2004)
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