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Fly Me to the Moon: Lost in Space with the Mercury Generation [Hardcover]

Bryan Ethier (Author)
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Book Description

April 1999 0965384659 978-0965384650
Fly Me to the Moon transports you to who your were when America took its first steps into space; the night you sat transfixed to the television as the crew of Apollo XI landed on the moon; the day you resolved to one day become an astronaut. Perhaps you were the 10-year-old kid who transformed a plain refrigerator box into a Mercury space capsule; or the resident of a small Texas community lighting celebratory Christmas Eve candles for your neighbors, the crew of Apollo VIII, or the musician saved from the ravages of drugs by one woman's historic voyage to the stars.

For every Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Shuttle voyage into outer space, there is an accompanying story. For every mission, there is the story of a starry-eyed child transformed into Alan Shepard, John Glenn, or Neil Armstrong. For every astronaut who braved weightlessness, the unknown, the perils of space flight, there is a grown up child wishing he or she could do the same. You'll remember you own youthful dreams during a bygone time in America when space flight bewitched us all and changed a generation.


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While this enthusiast's wide-eyed scrapbook may not sweep away readers unattuned to the thrill and romance of space exploration, space buffs will be mesmerized. Ethier, a freelance journalist born in 1958, calls himself a member of "the Mercury Generation," an allusion to NASA's very first project (1958-1964) to launch a human into space. His breezy, informal, entertaining history of America's space program and of our Cold War race with the Soviets to own the heavens focuses on Project Mercury (Mercury astronaut Schirra, who orbited the earth in Sigma 7 in 1962 and went on to transmit the first live pictures from a manned spacecraft in 1968, contributes a foreword), yet the unabashedly nostalgic narrative also catapults from Projects Gemini and Apollo to John Glenn's historic 1998 return to space aboard the Space Shuttle. For EthierAwho cried tears of joy with college chums near Cape Canaveral when they watched the 1981 maiden launch of Space Shuttle ColumbiaAspace flight is a metaphor for life, proof that with perseverance, study and faith one can accomplish anything. This theme resonates throughout profiles and interviews with NASA astronauts, engineers, technicians and amateur rocketeers. Ethier's odyssey is spiked with offbeat digressions, including his wife giving birth to their son (an event he likens to a rocket launch) and the story of rock singer/songwriter Jeannie Cunningham, whose veneration of her role model, astronaut Judy Resnik (a victim of the 1986 Challenger explosion) reportedly helped her kick her cocaine habit. (June)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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The author, a freelance writer and fan of space exploration, tells the story of space flight, beginning with Project Mercury, from the perspective of the astronauts and their families, their neighbors, reporters, and space buffs. Drawing on interviews, Ethier offers glimpses of the astronauts as ordinary people and recaptures the excitement Americans felt watching each launch. He highlights the events that sparked the imagination of an entire generation of children. Just in time for the 30th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon, his book will be inspirational to parents, young adults, children, their teachers, and even guidance counselors. For school and public libraries.ADale Ebersole Jr., Univ. of Toledo Lib.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: McGregor Publishing (April 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0965384659
  • ISBN-13: 978-0965384650
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,511,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Wow, Great book! May 28, 1999
Format:Hardcover
Lost in Space was great. I enjoyed reliving the power and awe from the early years of NASA, and instead of rote facts, this book really gives you a feel of being part of the space program. It is a well written account of numerous personal experiences of the astronauts, to average Americans and their involvement surrounding this phenomenal thing we call space exploration. I strongly recommend this one for anyone who hold a special place in their heart for the US space program.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
This was a very enjoyable read September 17, 2008
Format:Hardcover
I grew up in the area where the book was written. I was at the housing area where they had the swimming pool shaped like a space capsule. It brought back a lot of great memories. Anyone who is a space enthusiast will enjoy adding this book to their space library.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
Bryan Ethier has created a masterpiece. This book brought all of those childhood memories back that I thought I had forever forgotten. It brought me back to a time in America when things seemed so exciting and nothing could stand in our way of exploring the stars. It rekindled the feelings I had as a child when I watched the Apollo missions launch into space and wondered if I'd get a chance someday to touch a distant planet or star. Nothing seemed impossible then. There was nothing that we couldn't accomplish. With this book, Bryan Ethier made me realize that we still have that same spirit living in all of us and that the dreams of our youth should never be forgotten. Just a wonderful, wonderful book that I hope will one day be treated as an American treasure.
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first of all, person who commented this book last def. needs to get a reality check. i hope this person sees this review b/c it's vital. Read more
Published on October 11, 2005 by The Bad Class
Lack of depth and irrelevant subjects - a waste of money
I was very disappointed with this book. I expected to read about being a young boy whose imagination was captured by the beginnings of the American manned-space program; how the... Read more
Published on October 7, 1999
I never learned so much about space travel!!
What a great way to learn about how incredible space travel is!! Being born just 3 years before the lunar landing, my knowledge of space travel bordered on something between... Read more
Published on May 27, 1999 by pbalsamo@snet.net
You will become a kid again reading this book!
Lost In Space was such a joy to read. My husband has worked for NASA for over 20 years and said he "felt just like a kid building a pretend spaceship" once again. Read more
Published on May 10, 1999
Takes me back to the wonderful space times of my youth!
In reading this book, I found myself transported to a time and place that sorely needed revisiting. The author's use of imagery and choice of words in describing various incidences... Read more
Published on May 8, 1999
Every mother and child--young or "old"--will cherish it!!
When Mike Collins dropped his passengers off on the moon, this now 62-year-old woman sat transfixed watching on our black-and-white TV and my heart beat at the awe of this magical... Read more
Published on April 28, 1999 by jabscons@erols.com
One word describes this book for me, "Camaraderie"!
After voraciously reading this book from cover to cover, I could not help but reflect on my own childhood. Read more
Published on April 24, 1999
A wonderful read about the exciting Mercury Space Program
"Fly Me To The Moon", Bryan Ethier's first book, is a wonderful read that presents a series of vignettes about what impact the Mercury Space program and mankind's leap... Read more
Published on April 15, 1999
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