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On 12 April 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth. One month later, President John F. Kennedy challenged the American nation to land a man on the Moon before the decade was out. On 16 July 1969, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin set off in Apollo 11 to attempt this audacious mission, and succeeded magnificently. This book tells the story of Apollo 11, starting with crew selection and training, the choice of the landing site, and the assembly of the space vehicle, then a detailed account of the mission, featuring the lunar landing and moonwalk, and a review of how our knowledge of the Moon's history was revolutionised as a result. The story is enlivened by dialogue between the astronauts in space and the flight controllers in Mission Control.

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From the reviews: <p> Space historian Hartland begins with background about the astronauts and the mission, but mostly focuses on the actual time line and events of Apollo II. a ] The book includes an excellent selection of full-page black-and-white photographs, a section of color images, and several interesting table about the mission. The conclusion mentions the world tour taken by the Apollo II crew and some of the geological results obtained from the lunar samples. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers. (J. Z. Kiss, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (9), May, 2007) <p> The First Men on the Moon is a timely clarion call to turn our eyes again to the stars (or at least the Moon and Mars). a ] This will be a a ~musta (TM) for serious space buffs who want to have an archive of all the facts and figures of a pioneering mission and a nostalgic read for older buffers who fondly remember those heady days. At under A20 it is good value, well produced a ] . (David Stickland, The Observatory, Vol. 127 (1200), October, 2007) <p> The prolific Mr Harland is back again with this detailed account of the flight of Apollo 11. a ] The book is well illustrated throughout, and therea (TM)s even a nice selection of colour plates a ] . This is the first in series of books by Harland on each Apollo mission that will be published by Springer-Praxis in the coming years. If they are all as good as this one, then they will be welcome additions to any Apollo fana (TM)s library. (Liftoff, Issue 238, March-April, 2007)

Aus den Rezensionen: ! In neuerer Zeit gab es kaum noch Bucher uber Apollo 11. Um diese Lucke zu schliessen, schrieb Harland ein neues Buch ! Die Bucher von Harland zeichnen sich durch eine exzellente Recherche aus und liefern oft eine Fulle an zuvor kaum bekannten Details. Auch dieses Werk bildet hier keine Ausnahme. ! Beim Lesen dieses Buches fuhlt man sich in der Zeit zuruckversetzt und kann ! noch einmal 'live' Apollo 11 erleben. ! ansprechend geschrieben, leicht verstandlich und ein Muss fur den Raumfahrtfan ! (www.wissenschaft-online.de)

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