Apollo 11: The NASA Mission Reports Vol 1: Apogee Books Space Series 5 [Paperback]

Robert Godwin (Editor)

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Series: Apogee Books Space Series | Publication Date: June 1, 1999

Humankind's first lunar landing is narrated by rare official documentation, collected for the first time in this volume.

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Robert Godwin, Editor

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc. (June 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 189652253X
• ISBN-13: 978-1896522531
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,579,289 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Apollo 11 best ever!, July 26, 2000

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anthony j pache jr tony - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apollo 11: The NASA Mission Reports Vol 1: Apogee Books Space Series 5 (Paperback)

Of all NASA Mission Reports; the one on APOLLO 11 is the best and most exciting! I'm sure you can figure out why! Next to the book: FIRST ON THE MOON; I'm using APOLLO 11'S ist volume and volume 2(nasa mission reports) to represent all the other mission reports! You cannot; for the money; find more information and hundreds of beautiful; priceless photos of each mission; each mission report is priceless in itsself! Robert Godwin and NASA has really done a tremendous job on these reports; and thank goodness they have finally came out! To me, a big APOLLO fan, this is the next best thing , than having each book filled with real Moon rocks, and the men who went there! P.S.: And the CD that comes with each book on each mission has hundreds of photos; both in black and white; on lunar surface, and in Lem as well, including orbiting the Moon, and showing beautiful pictures of Earth! I simply do not know how you; Mr. Godwin and NASA did it; but thanks so much for these mission reports! They are truly worth the money! Areal bargain for sure! I loved the Apollo 11 volumes 1 and 2 so much; that I purchased 4 copies of each; to put back for my son and relatives, to always remember 1st lunar landing by! I'm so looking to the future Apollo missions to come; and especially the x-15 mission reports as well this Fall! They just cant come fast enough: they're great! Thanks Mr. Godwin and NASA! many thanks indeed!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book rocks, February 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Apollo 11: The NASA Mission Reports Vol 1: Apogee Books Space Series 5 (Paperback)

Anyone who has an interest in the history of Apollo will want this book. The QTVR of the landing site on the CD-ROM is absolutely killer. The QT movies on the CD-ROM remind me of something you'd see in a high-school science class (all you need is the sound of the projector), but they were still entertaining.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The first of the Apollo 11 series and it is great, August 19, 2006

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John R. Keller (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apollo 11: The NASA Mission Reports Vol 1: Apogee Books Space Series 5 (Paperback)

This book, the first in a series of three volumes, was released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, and contains a great deal of information about the first landing on the moon. This book contains the press kit, pre and post mission reports and the transcript with pictures of the first post-mission press conference. The book also contains a compact disc (CD) with contains all of the photographs taken by the crew during the mission, plus two NASA produced mini-movies. This mission was commanded by Neil Armstrong who was accompanied to the surface by Buzz Aldrin with Michael Collins as the Command Module pilot.

Like many of the other volumes in this NASA Mission Report series, the book opens with the usual NASA mission press kit. In addition to the customary background information, the press kit focuses on the all aspects of the mission from the training phases, through launch, the lunar landing, the first moon walk and splashdown. There is a wealth of information on all the companies, important NASA personnel and scientific investigators who contributed to the success of this mission.

The next section contains the Pre-Flight Mission Operations Report, an internal NASA report, which presents a basic overview of the planned activities of the mission, including the EVA timelines. It is interesting to note that the format of these timelines is still used today to plan EVAs for the space station assembly. The next section presents the Post-Launch Mission Operations Report and describes the deviations from planned activities and the mission problems.

The final section is a transcript with pictures of the first post-mission press conference. In this hour and half press conference, the crew briefly and sometimes technically described their adventure to the moon, on the moon and then back to Earth. Afterwards, they answer questions from the audience who are primarily members of the press. While some of the discussions are quite technical, other portions of the press conference discuss the meaning of the first moon landing

The book also includes a compact disc (CD) with contains all of the photographs taken by the crew during the mission, plus two NASA produced mini-movies. The scans appear to be high resolution scans and the color photographs is quite vivid.

Some general information that might be useful.

1) These reports are just scanned-in documents from previously released NASA press kits, etc., In order to preserve the spirit of the original reports, all typographical and grammatical errors have NOT been fixed.

2) Proceeds from the book goes to "The Watch" an asteroid impact research project of the Space Frontier Foundation. In other words, Apogee Books is making very little off the sale of US government produced books.

3) Many people have asked why the post mission reports are not included. Since NASA has published many books with hundred of pages (The NASA SP series), and the data from these missions is still being analyzed, it would be impossible to do.