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“That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind,” were the words spoken by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong as he stepped off the footpad of the Lunar Module Eagle. This was the first and most famous manned mission to land on the Moon. As a 19-year-old college journalist, author David Chudwin covered the launch from Florida in July 1969. Chudwin was the only journalist with official NASA press credentials representing the college press and had extraordinary access to the astronauts, rocket scientists, launch pads, rockets, and control centers.

2019 will be the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 — a time to look back to celebrate that mission, and forward to our future in space. Divided into three parts, this book provides: the author’s account of covering the first landing on the Moon in 1969; lessons learned from the Apollo program and their relevance to future space activities; and our future in space including new rockets, space stations, and trips back to the Moon and to Mars.

Author: David Chudwin

ISBN: 978-0-9991871-2-8

FORMAT: 198x129mm

Bookbinding: Paperback

Number of pages: 256

 

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A book that looks back at the first manned mission to land on the Moon, and forward to mankind’s future in space.


● A journalistic approach to the space race of the 60s, and the future of commercial space travel.
● Written by the only college journalist accredited by NASA to cover the 1969 Apollo 11 launch and first landing on the Moon.
● The book shares the excitement, fears, planning, and hard work that led to the first landing on the Moon.
● Engaging writing with original photos.
● While the excitement of the first landing on the Moon was unique, there are many firsts in space to come in the decades ahead.

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David Chudwin MD decided to go into medicine instead of journalism, but his Apollo 11 experiences led to a lifelong interest in space exploration. Chudwin has written about Apollo 11 in a variety of media outlets and has spoken about Apollo 11 at schools and at space meetings, including Spacefest. Chudwin was the only teenager to be granted a press pass for the 1969 moon landing.

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