Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions. This item is unavailable.Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions

A Behind-the-Scenes Look At NASA's Incredible Journey to the Moon
 
"Atkinson's book is one of the best books published on Apollo" --
    Science magazine  
 
"If you read only one book on the subject, it should be "Eight Years to the Moon" --
  St. Paul Pioneer Press

Space journalist and insider Nancy Atkinson weaves together the riveting story of NASA's mission to complete "the greatest adventure on which humankind ever embarked."

This incredible account celebrates some of the most important and dramatic events in modern history, including stories you won't find anywhere else. Told through over 60 personal interviews and oral histories, as well as personal photographs, this tribute to the men and women who made the Apollo 11 mission a reality chronicles the highs and lows that accompanied the race to the Moon:

• The devastating flash fire that killed the crew of Apollo 1
• The awe of those who saw their years-in-the-making contributions to space exploration blast off from Cape Canaveral
• The knuckle-biting descent of Apollo 11 to the lunar surface
• A near-catastrophic event on the crew's flight home
• The infectious excitement and jubilation across the world after the astronauts returned safely to Earth.

These little-known stories of the dedicated engineers, mathematicians and scientists in the 1960s reveal the "hows" of the Apollo missions and bring to life the wonder and excitement of humanity's first steps on the Moon.

Nancy has written thousands of articles, writing daily since 2004 about the latest news about space. She is currently a contributing editor for Universe Today, was the editor in chief for Space Lifestyle Magazine and also has articles published on Wired.com, Space.com, NASA's Astrobiology Magazine, Space Times magazine, and several newspapers in the Midwest. She has been involved with several space-related podcasts, including Astronomy Cast, 365 Days of Astronomy and was the host of the NASA Lunar Science Institute podcast. Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador. She lives in Minnesota.