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Recollections from the sixth man to ever walk on the Moon, for young
adult readers.
On February 5, 1971, Edgar Mitchell jumped off the last rungs of a
ladder connecting him to NASA's Antares spacecraft and landed with two
feet on the Moon. Following the disastrous Apollo 13 mission, Mitchell
was one of three astronauts to successfully complete the Apollo 14
journey to the Moon, though it wasn't without its own alarming moments.
In Earthrise, Edgar recalls his spectacular trip to the Moon and the
life experiences that got him there, including his early days spent in
Roswell, New Mexico, amid nuclear testing and the rumored UFO crash; his
first solo airplane flight as a young teen; his time as a navy combat
pilot; and becoming a NASA astronaut. With fascinating detail, Edgar
describes what it was like to launch into space and land on the Moon,
illuminating everything from the practical--eating, sleeping, and going
to the bathroom in space--to the mystical, life-changing experience of
gazing at Earth from afar.
With illuminating sidebars, transcripts of NASA recordings from the
historic Apollo 14 mission, and extensive resources including lists of
space-related websites, museums, organizations, films, and books,
Earthrise is an invaluable addition to any space, astronomy, or
science buff's bookshelf.