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Apollo to the Moon: A History in 50 Objects Hardcover – October 30, 2018

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A celebration of the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo missions to the moon, this narrative uses 50 key artifacts from the Smithsonian archives to tell the story of the groundbreaking space exploration program.

Bold photographs, fascinating graphics, and engaging stories commemorate the 20th century's most important space endeavor: NASA's Apollo program to reach the moon. From the lunar rover and a survival kit to space food and moon rocks, it's a carefully curated array of objects--complete with intriguing back stories and profiles of key participants.

This book showcases the historic space exploration program that landed humans on the moon, advanced the world's capabilities for space travel, and revolutionized our sense of humanity's place in the universe. Each historic accomplishment is symbolized by a different object, from a Russian stamp honoring Yuri Gagarin and plastic astronaut action figures to the Apollo 11 command module, piloted by Michael Collins as Armstrong and Aldrin made the first moonwalk, together with the monumental art inspired by these moon missions. Throughout, Apollo to the Moon also tells the story of people who made the journey possible: the heroic astronauts as well as their supporters, including President John F. Kennedy, newsman Walter Cronkite, and NASA scientists such as Margaret Hamilton.
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    October 30, 2018
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  6. ISBN-10
    1426219938
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“But this book is, in fact, much more than a compendium of gorgeous photographs of iconic objects in stasis. Through her particular selection of non-obvious, non-iconic objects, Muir-Harmony gestures to the stories and backstories that haven’t been told about the Apollo mission…this tangible object, her book, is a fine place to begin to understand Apollo.” –Los Angeles Review of Books

“The moon landing is a matter of public memory, which is another way of saying that it’s contested history. In 1971, Collins became the director of the Smithsonian’s National Air Museum, overseeing the addition of “Space” to its name in 1976, and he provides the introduction to APOLLO TO THE MOON: A History in 50 Objects…” –The New York Times

“This remarkable book by Teasel Muir-Harmony, a curator at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, tells the story of the technical and human aspects of the Apollo program through a series of objects…From the forward by Michael Collins, command module pilot on Apollo 11, to the closing comments of Buzz Aldrin, the lunar module pilot on the same mission, readers are in for a stunning ride through the familiar and the surprising.” –Physics Today
 
"This clever and intriguing artifact key to Apollo makes the legendary missions feel human and freshly astonishing."  –Booklist

“The saga of NASA’s glory days, illustrated with artifacts from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.”–GeekWire

“There is something here for everyone from the person who doesn't know about these missions at all to the person who is looking to fill in the spaces of their knowledge.” –Lit and Life
 
"It is very rare for me these days to read a book in print – but for this I’m glad that I made the exception. It’s gorgeous, in its own geeky-techie-nostalgic way, and I am glad to have it on my shelves to pick up and dip into, over and over again." - Reading Reality

“The entire book is beautifully done, from the photographs to the people and items that were included, each focusing on a different mission or important event, I loved looking through this book.” –Books Are My Thing

“…a book to be browsed and savored.” –From the TBR Pile

“I live in the town that the space program built. Most of our schools are named after either astronauts or shuttles. My husband is an aerospace engineer, my mother works for the U.S. Space and Rocket Center and we all drive past a Saturn V on a daily basis. With the space program being so much a part of my day to day life, I figured there wasn’t much this book could teach me but I was so wrong!” –I Wish I Lived in a Library
 

About the Author

TEASEL E. MUIR-HARMONY, curator at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, is a distinguished scholar of space history. She earned a Ph.D. from MIT, writing a dissertation on the political implications of the Apollo program. She has published more than a dozen articles and book reviews, and has presented internationally on various topics in the cultural history of 20th-century space science.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Geographic; Illustrated edition (October 30, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1426219938
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426219931
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.22 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.52 x 1.18 x 9.41 inches
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James Walker, M.Ed.
5.0 out of 5 stars AN ESSENTIAL FOR EVERY HOME LIBRARY
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2020
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By all accounts, the landing of the 'Eagle' from the Apollo 11 missionon the lunar surface in July of 1969 is the premier human accomplishment of the twentieth century, perhaps second only to the widespread use of alternating current electricity. This fine book commemorates the Apollo program from President Kennedy's kick-off speech through several early missions and even some following Apollo 11, and it does it with excellent photographs of objects large (Wernher von Brahn by Saturn V rocket engines) and small (one astronaut's notebook). As a retired science teacher, and realizing that few homes have sets of World Book encyclopedias any longer, I hate to think of any child growing up without being able to lazily thumb through '50 Objects' on a rainy day. He or she will run to an older sibling or parent with an excited "Hey, look at this!" any number of times.
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T W Ainsworth
5.0 out of 5 stars Bores into space minutia of consequence
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2021
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Mundane tasks on Earth become complicated in space, complex problems are solved with imagination, the impossible are fashioned to reality—such is the premise of author Dr. Muir-Harmony, aided by Astronaut Mike Collins’ pragmatic yet colorful insight in Apollo to the Moon, A History of 50 Objects. The theme throughout her text is one of human ingenuity directed toward achieving a safe lunar voyage with endless parts, many of which never existed before manned space flight required them. Entertaining and informative, 50 Objects bores into related minutia of consequence before their anecdotes recede with time. Highly recommend.
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EJS
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful pictures!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2019
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I gave this as a Christmas present. The person I gave it to loved the photos and the stories and information. He said that he would definitely recommend this particular book to anyone interested in the NASA Apollo Space Program. The pictures alone are enough to make people flip through this book.
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Alchemist
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Apollo Mission Reference
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2020
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nicely written and very good graphics. a must have for anyone who is interested in United States space flight and NASA missions.
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Robert Madaris
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2019
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I bought this book for my mother to read. She is 89 now and loved reliving the history of this moment.
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Ivan's Dad
5.0 out of 5 stars Set a goal, reach a goal.
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021
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Get much science lately?
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BnD Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2019
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This was a gift for my father who worked on the Apollo missions and he loved it.
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Daryl Carpenter
3.0 out of 5 stars Passable
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2019
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With the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 upon us, it's not terribly shocking that a whole slew of commemorative coffee table books have already been published or are already in the works. Some will be excellent, some will be terrible, and others, like this one, will be incredibly average. Maybe I'm just a cranky "old" space geek, but I'm not feeling the nearly unanimous five-star love for this book.

First, the good stuff. The book presents an intriguingly eclectic mix of artifacts, not just rockets and spaceships, representing the Apollo program from a number of perspectives, including historical, personal, political, and technical. Alongside the "Columbia" Command Module and Gene Kranz's white vest, we get Surveyor 3's mast camera, Apollo 17's DIY fender replacement, a Urine Collection and Transfer Assembly, Michael Collin's shaving razor, and Walter Cronkite's LM model. Although the format is rather small, and some of the photographs run through the binding, most of the photographs are quite sharp and colorful. There's also a number of two-page mini biographies which highlight some of the lesser known but still essential figures in the Apollo program.

Unfortunately, some of the artifacts only have a peripheral association with Apollo. The chair Kennedy sat in during the 1960 televised debate, an RCA sun visor, and an SCLC contribution can are included, and although some attempt is made to justify their inclusion, these parts just felt like padding to me. For a book published in cooperation with the Smithsonian and National Geographic, the fact-checking and editing could use some help. The listed dimensions of the CM and LM are completely wrong, the reason given for the CM having an ablative heat shield instead of a heat sink is nonsensical, the number and power of the crawler's diesel engines is incorrect, the Apollo 11 DAC and television camera get mixed up at one point, and early Soviet manned spacecraft are actually said to have oak heat shields! Sure, you could put this all down as nitpicking, but considering that the Smithsonian is supposed to be preserving our national heritage, you'd think they could hire a better fact checker.

This isn't a bad book, nor is it a great book. It's the kind of book where you read two or three entries and then put it back on the shelf for a week. If you have a limited budget for space books, skip this one.
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Essex Man
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Apollo mission books
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2019
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This is a great book, with good photos and images. The objects range from the familiar to the unusual to the downright rare.
Highly recommended.
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Klaus
4.0 out of 5 stars Idee gut ... Umsetzung durchwachsen
Reviewed in Germany on January 23, 2019
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Irgendwie schade, denn man hätte aus diesem Konzept deutlich mehr machen können. Im Smithsonian National Air and Space Musem gibt es sicher interessantere Objekte, als Mini-Plastik-LMs und Rasierzeug. Am technischen Sachverstand der Autorin habe ich auch an der ein oder anderen Stelle gezweifelt.

Für Mitmenschen, die nette Geschichten über das Apollo-Programm lesen möchten, um mitreden zu können, ist dieses Buch wahrscheinlich gut geeignet. Für den interessierten Leser, der sich etwas mehr Tiefgang und technische Details wünscht, ist dieses Buch definitiv nicht zu empfehlen. Ich habe mich durch die letzten Seiten nur noch "gequält".

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Nachdem ich nochmal nachgedacht habe, gab es ein Upgrade um einen Stern. Das Buch ist wahrscheinlich nicht mit mir kompatibel, da ich eher fakten- und zahlenorientiert bin. Trotzdem ist es gut gemacht und es sind tolle Fotos abgebildet. Die Hintergrundgeschichten waren interessant (u. a. zu Michael Collins Graffiti "The best ship coming down the line").
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Squire Man
5.0 out of 5 stars Une vision intéressante de l'aventure Apollo
Reviewed in France on January 6, 2019
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Un beau livre relié avec un contenu abondant à un prix correct.
Ce livre propose, à travers la présentation de 50 objets liées à l'élaboration du programme lunaire Apollo, de raconter la conquête de la Lune autrement.
Original et instructif,
Indispensable pour les passionnés.....
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Squire Man
5.0 out of 5 stars Une vision intéressante de l'aventure Apollo
Reviewed in France on January 6, 2019
Un beau livre relié avec un contenu abondant à un prix correct.
Ce livre propose, à travers la présentation de 50 objets liées à l'élaboration du programme lunaire Apollo, de raconter la conquête de la Lune autrement.
Original et instructif,
Indispensable pour les passionnés.....
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Alain Lajugie
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in France on August 8, 2019
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Une approche different de tous les livres sur les missions Apollo . Cependant quelques objets sont assez surprenant parmi les 50 sélectionnés (la chaise sur laquelle Kennedy était assis lors du débat avec Nixon ?????? Quel rapport....) sinon un très bon livre pour les passionnés et les connaisseurs .
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MandyM
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant. Well worth a read!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 7, 2019
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What a fantastic book. Great pictures with interesting and unusual content. Definitely one to leave out on the coffee table.
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