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cspg
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posted 08-23-2018 03:55 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Picturing Apollo 11: Rare Views and Undiscovered Moments
by J.L. Pickering and John Bisney
Experience the excitement of the first moon landing on its 50th anniversary

Picturing Apollo 11 is an unprecedented photographic history of the space mission that defined an era. Through a wealth of unpublicized and recently discovered images, this book presents new and rarely-seen views of the people, places, and events involved in the pioneering first moon landing of July 20, 1969.

No other book has showcased as many never-before-seen photos connected with Apollo 11, or as many photos covering the activities from months before to years after the mission. Starting with the extensive preparations, these photographs show astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin training for the flight, as well as the stages of the massive Saturn V rocket arriving at the Kennedy Space Center for assembly. They capture the media frenzy over the unfolding story and the "moon fever" that gripped the nation.

Also featured here are shots of incredible moments from the mission. In these images, spectators flock to Cape Canaveral. The rocket launches in a cloud of fire and thunder. Armstrong and Aldrin step out of the lunar module Eagle onto the surface of the moon. The command module Columbia splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, and the extraordinary voyage is celebrated around the world and in the following decades.

Most of the photographs were selected from NASA archives and the collection of J. L. Pickering, the world's largest private collection of U.S. human space flight images. The accompanying text details the scenes, revealing the astonishing scale and scope of activities that went into planning and executing the first moon landing. This book commemorates the historic mission and evokes the electric atmosphere of the time.

  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • University Press of Florida (April 17, 2019)
  • ISBN-10: 0813056179
  • ISBN-13: 978-0813056173

Philip
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posted 08-24-2018 03:27 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Philip   Click Here to Email Philip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This is the one we have been waiting for!

p51
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posted 08-24-2018 04:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for p51   Click Here to Email p51     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Is it? How is this going to be so much better than all the other countless books about the Apollo missions done since the end of the 60s?

Robert Pearlman
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posted 08-24-2018 04:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Because JL Pickering has a collection of photographs only rivaled by Ed Hengeveld. Seriously, if you haven't seen his and Bisney's prior two photo collections devoted to Mercury-Gemini and Apollo) you owe it to yourself to do so.

ColinBurgess
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posted 08-24-2018 05:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ColinBurgess   Click Here to Email ColinBurgess     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Sorry, I have to side with Robert in this, and acknowledge his comment that JL's massive image library is only equalled by that of Ed, and I know they constantly send each other newly-discovered photos.

You only have to look at all the comments Ed receives each week when he posts a new image on collectSPACE; comments that almost invariably refer to the fact that it's not only a great photo, but one that they have never seen before. I know JL will also present this WOW factor, and it will be a truly magnificent book filled with some particularly stunning and previously unseen imagery.

cspg
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posted 08-25-2018 04:07 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Such a book probably doesn't add anything to the history of Apollo 11, but as Colin and Robert have mentioned, J.L. Pickering's photo collection will certainly lead to the publication of rarely seen photos and as such, Picturing's "Apollo 11" will certainly be a must have.

TLIGuy
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posted 03-15-2019 07:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for TLIGuy   Click Here to Email TLIGuy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I just received my copy of the new Picturing Apollo 11 book today. What a fantastic addition to the previous two editions.

Well done gentlemen.

cspg
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posted 03-16-2019 08:20 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Just wondering if books like this one (my copy is in the mail) are (or were) considered for the subsequent Apollo missions?

Philip
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posted 03-17-2019 04:39 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Philip   Click Here to Email Philip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Already published in 2015: Spaceshots & Snapshots of Projects Mercury & Gemini and Moonshots & Snapshots of Project Apollo.

Jurg Bolli
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posted 03-22-2019 06:12 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jurg Bolli   Click Here to Email Jurg Bolli     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This is a fabulous addition to the other two books mentioned above, with great pictures I have never seen before. Highly recommended!

Philip
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posted 04-04-2019 01:50 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Philip   Click Here to Email Philip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Pitty the book is published in an inch smaller size in comparison with the first two books. A great resource.

Blackarrow
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posted 04-04-2019 08:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Blackarrow     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Why? Why would they do that? It surely can't be a matter of cost.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 04-04-2019 08:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Perhaps it is due to it being different publishers.

"Picturing Apollo 11" is published by the University Press of Florida. The previous books were released by the University of New Mexico Press.

Go4Launch
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posted 04-06-2019 12:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Go4Launch   Click Here to Email Go4Launch     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
JL and I very much appreciate your kind comments. Robert is right; the size change is because we have changed publishers.

Blackarrow
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posted 04-06-2019 04:21 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Blackarrow     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
While it is a minor irritant that the book will not be the same height in my bookshelves as the two "companion volumes," the authors can rest assured that a herd of rampaging wild horses could not stop me buying it!

Besixdouze
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posted 04-14-2019 05:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Besixdouze   Click Here to Email Besixdouze     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Received my copy today and yes, it’s a shame it’s smaller than its two companions but I’m more disappointed by the lack of contrast in the images. The blacks in particular look really ‘washed out’. Maybe it’s just the UK version but definitely not as well printed as the previous volumes.

Blackarrow
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posted 05-17-2019 09:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Blackarrow     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I received my copy today, and I am well satisfied. There are many photos I have never seen before. I was also interested to see a number of pictures which appeared in German magazines which I bought in Switzerland in July, 1969, and which I have never seen since.

This book is a great addition to my bookshelves.

J.L
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posted 07-01-2019 04:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for J.L   Click Here to Email J.L     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A piece I wrote for "Picturing Apollo 11".
How many photos of an historical event are "enough"? The answer likely depends on who you are. Let's use the mission of Apollo 11, the first time humans landed on the moon, as an example. If you're a casual student of history, the number of images that have been publicly available since 1969 are probably sufficient. If you're more of space enthusiast, however, you want to see more, since they would add to your understanding and appreciation of what transpired.

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