One Giant Leap: Apollo 11 Remembered (Hardcover)

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The first moon landing in July 1969 captured the imagination of the world as no subsequent “space spectacular” has.  Forty years later, space historian Piers Bizony has produced a stunning visual record of this unparalleled mission.   Drawing on high-resolution images from the entire suite of Apollo 11’s on-board film magazines, the book presents a complete picture of the mission: the launch, the astronauts’ lives inside the spacecraft, the landing and moon walk, and finally the return to earth to worldwide acclaim.  Accompanying these remarkable images, many published here for the first time, is Bizony’s fascinating essay on the lasting cultural and emotional impact of the mission.  Quotes from astronauts, scientists, and literary commentators add an extra dimension to Bizony’s account. 

 

Apollo 11 may have happened a long time ago, Bizony remarks, but it casts an important shadow over today’s generation.  Can we live up to it and learn from it--or even repeat its achievements with new spacecraft?  However tempting it might be to assume that our advanced modern society could go back to the moon, it is an unavoidable fact, as this book makes clear, that Apollo 11 was an event that may never be replayed. One Giant Leap gives modern readers the information and perspective for thinking about Apollo 11 and space exploration in general in an entirely new way.

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The first moon landing in July 1969 captured the imagination of the world as no subsequent “space spectacular” has.  Forty years later, space historian Piers Bizony has produced a stunning visual record of this unparalleled mission.   Drawing on high-resolution images from the entire suite of Apollo 11’s on-board film magazines, the book presents a complete picture of the mission: the launch, the astronauts’ lives inside the spacecraft, the landing and moon walk, and finally the return to earth to worldwide acclaim.  Accompanying these images is Bizony’s essay on the lasting cultural and emotional impact of the mission, augmented with quotes from astronauts, scientists, and literary commentators. 

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Product Details Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: Zenith Press; First edition (May 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0760337101 ISBN-13: 978-0760337103 Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 9.7 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #53,176 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #27 in  Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Astronomy > Astrophysics & Space Science #27 in  Books > Science > Astronomy > Aeronautics & Astronautics #28 in  Books > Science > Astronomy > Astrophysics & Space Science

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Zenith Press; First edition (May 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760337101
• ISBN-13: 978-0760337103
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 9.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #53,176 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keepsake Book!, September 14, 2009

By	star wars grandma (Illinois) - See all my reviews

Beautiful book commemorating moon landing. Pictures are awesome - very well done.
Gave it to a family member who turned 40 on the same day as the moon landing.
A perfect gift!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Giant Leap, September 13, 2009

By	D. Price "Doug" (Tempe, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book was purchased in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the July 20, 1969 landing. It tells the story in detail with all of the original famous pictures, and even many color photos I had never seen before. It gives the history with wonderful large and full color photos of John Glenn's Mercury Atlas ship, Mission Control, etc. In addition, the book looks to the future with text and photo quality illustrations of Orion.

The only things I could not find were photos of Gemini and an index. However, this is more of a coffee table book so an index is not really necessary.

I greatly enjoyed this book and would recommend it without hesitation to the spaceflight enthusiast and/or the historian. THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS BOOK IS THE PICTURES.