Andrew Smith Moondust Paperback Book

A revised and updated edition of the classic work to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landingIt left me spellbound ... belongs to the same tradition as Tom Wolfes The Right Stuff Sunday TimesFascinating. A wonderful book David BowieSpellbinding ... A wonderful collective biography written with deftness, compassion and humour ObserverThe Apollo Moon Programme has been called the last optimistic act of the twentieth century. In Moondust, Andrew Smith set out to find and interview the nine remaining Moonwalkers in order to learn how their lives, and ours, were irrevocably changed by this surreal expedition. On the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing, Smiths powerful and gripping account of the most courageous adventure of the last century is rereleased with a new chapter, detailing his fascinating interactions with Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Edgar Mitchell and Alan Bean in the years since publication. With thoughtprovoking meditations on the dramatic recent upswing in cosmic exploration, including astonishing encounters with the wouldbe astronautsettlers of the Mars One project and the scientists leading the search for life in our solar system, this is an indispensable update to the definitive classic. Fascinating and disturbing. We know what happened inside the Apollo spacecraft, but what went on inside the astronauts minds? Did any of them really recover from their strange journey? Extremely thoughtprovoking J.G. Ballard | Andrew Smith Moondust Paperback Book