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cspg
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posted 12-25-2008 01:09 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Apollo Expeditions to the Moon: The NASA History
Edited by Edgar M. Cortright
Presented in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the lunar landing, this new edition of an official NASA publication presents the thrilling inside story of the Apollo program. Engineers, administrators, and astronauts offer firsthand accounts of the program's unprecedented challenges and triumphs. Written in direct, jargon-free language and featuring numerous illustrations, including more than 160 dazzling color photographs.
  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Dover Publications (April 23, 2009)
  • ISBN-10: 0486471756
  • ISBN-13: 978-0486471754

cspg
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posted 12-24-2009 07:57 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This book came out on November 18. A very nice effort from Dover with almost glossy-looking paper (contrary to their other reprints).

Lasv3
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posted 12-24-2009 12:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lasv3   Click Here to Email Lasv3     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I am the happy holder of the original edition from 1975.

cspg
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posted 12-24-2009 11:54 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I too have the original 1975 copy!

Blackarrow
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posted 12-26-2009 05:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Blackarrow     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have a copy of the 1975 original, signed on the main title page by 15 Apollo astronauts (including at least one crewmember from each mission, and seven moonwalkers).

cspg
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posted 11-28-2018 09:45 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Apollo Expeditions to the Moon: The 50th Anniversary Edition
by Edgar Cortright
This special edition of Apollo Expeditions to the Moon, an official NASA publication, commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the July 20, 1969, Moon landing with a thrilling insider's view of the space program. Essays by participants — engineers, astronauts, and administrators — recall the program's unprecedented challenges. Written in direct, jargon-free language, this compelling adventure features more than 160 dazzling color photographs and scores of black-and-white illustrations.

Insights into management challenges as well as its engineering feats include contributions from Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Shepard, and other astronauts; NASA administrator James E. Webb; Christopher C. Kraft, head of the Mission Control Center; and engineer Wernher von Braun. Their informative, exciting narratives explore the issues that set the United States on the path to the Moon, offer perspectives on the program's legacy, and examine the particulars of individual missions. Journalist Robert Sherrod chronicles the selection and training of astronauts. James Lovell, commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13, recounts the damaged ship's dramatic return to Earth. Geologist and Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt discusses the lunar expeditions' rich harvest of scientific information. These and other captivating firsthand accounts form an ideal introduction to the historic U.S. space program as well as fascinating reading for all ages.

This new expanded edition includes a chronology of the Apollo project, additional photographs, and a new Introductory Essay by historian Paul Dickson that offers a modern retrospective of the Moon landing, discussing its place in the world of space exploration and its impact on American history and culture.

  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Dover Publications (April 17, 2019)
  • ISBN-10: 0486836525
  • ISBN-13: 978-0486836522

randy
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posted 11-28-2018 09:50 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for randy   Click Here to Email randy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I too am a proud owner of an original copy.

Jonnyed
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posted 11-28-2018 08:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jonnyed   Click Here to Email Jonnyed     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Amazon.com product info does not include the book's measurements. Is this an oversized — coffee table — type of book? Or more routine size? Thanks.

cspg
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posted 11-29-2018 03:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
My guess is that it's most likely to be the same size as the previous reprint (2009), that is 8.2x1x10 inches (still available from Dover or Amazon), although this new edition comes in hardback format which is new so I'll email Dover to make sure. I'll let you know.

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posted 12-12-2018 11:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for GoesTo11   Click Here to Email GoesTo11     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Anyone own the Dover paperback reprint?

I also have the original NASA hardcover edition, but I'm thinking about buying the paperback as an off-the-shelf reference.

How does it compare to the original in terms of reproduction quality?

dave
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posted 01-21-2019 05:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for dave   Click Here to Email dave     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I love the original and will certainly be getting the new version.

cspg
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posted 05-08-2019 04:28 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by GoesTo11:
Anyone own the Dover paperback reprint? How does it compare to the original in terms of reproduction quality?
Received mine today. Reproduction quality looks fine to me but it's a smaller format than the original, unfortunately. I prefer the original but as you said, the reprint for shelf reference is fine.

PeterO
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posted 05-08-2019 01:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for PeterO   Click Here to Email PeterO     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jonnyed:
Is this an oversized — coffee table — type of book? Or more routine size?
Amazon's listing says: 8.8 x 1.2 x 10.9 inches.

David C
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posted 06-11-2019 12:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for David C     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by cspg:
I prefer the original but as you said, the reprint for shelf reference is fine.
Just got mine, I agree, and if anyone doesn't have an original I'd strongly recommend this.

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