May 23, 2017 the full story of apollo 8 has never been told, and only jeffrey klugerjim lovells coauthor on their bestselling book about apollo can do it justice. This accountwritten by jim lovell, commander of the mission, and his talented coauthor, jeffrey klugercaptures the high drama of that. The fact that jim lovell has not spent the last 24 years lost in space is testimony to a brilliant chapter in human resilience, when, for a few days. Lost moon by jim lovell, kluger jeffrey 1994 i bought this book because i was a small boy when my mother and i watched the mercury missions. But on april, 1970, almost 56 hours and 200,000 miles away from earth, an explosion aboard the spacecraft left astronauts lovell, fred haise, and john swigert with almost no. The error astronaut jim lovell made on apollo 8 that might. Lost moon jim lovell lost moon wikipedia, lost moon lost moon. The perilous voyage of apollo by james lovell and a great. Octavo, original half black cloth, pictorial endpapers, original dust jacket. Apollo by jim lovell english paperback book free shipping. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In fact the book covers jim lovell s early interest in rockets, his astronaut selection and the apollo 1 disaster before turning to the apollo mission itself. The lunar landing mission of apollo, commanded by veteran astronaut lovell, was to be the crowning accomplishment of his nasa career. Astronaut lovell chronicles his harrowing, nearly fatal, failed mission to the moon, describing his crews ingenuity in returning safely to earth.
Around the time that the film adaptation of lost moon, called apollo came out, my parents who knew i was in love with all things nasa bought me the book by jim lovell and jeffrey kluger. This was a mission that had to be aborted before its moon landing, and it is almost miraculous that the astronauts made it safely home. Lost moon is a nonfiction book by jim lovell and jeffrey kluger. The book is not actually written solely by jim lovell so it is in a third person narrative. For the uninitiated, apollo was launched from cape canavaral in april 1970 with the goal of.
Nasa and the crew collaborated for the safe return chronicled in lovells book lost moon, which became ron. This was abundantly clear to jim lovell when he tried to pitch the book lost moon first to publishers and no one was interested. Jeffrey kluger astronaut lovell chronicles his harrowing, nearly fatal, failed mission to the moon, describing his crews ingenuity in returning safely to earth. He is a recipient of the congressional space medal of honor and the presidential medal of freedom, and coauthor of the 1994 book lost moon, on which the 1995 film apollo was based. The perilous voyage of apollo published in paperback as apollo, is a nonfiction book first published in 1994 by astronaut jim lovell and journalist jeffrey kluger, about the failed april 1970 apollo lunar landing mission which lovell commanded.
The book, in a concerted marketing effort with the movie was also retitled from lost moon to apollo and with a picture of not lovell but tom hanks as lovell on the front cover. Apollo previously published as lost moon tells the full story of the. Out of the seven apollo expeditions to land on the moon, six of the efforts succeeded outstandingly and one failed. A fascinating book about the near disaster of the apollo moon mission. The perilous voyage of apollo by jim lovell and jeffrey kluger. In april of 1970, during nasas fifth mission to the moon, jim lovell and his fellow apollo astronauts found their craft crippled by a mysterious explosion. Lost moon reissue by lovell, jim, kluger, jeffrey isbn. Now a major motion picture from universal pictures coming june 30, directed by ron howard and starring tom hanks and kevin bacon. I found the book interesting enough to hold my attention throughout recovery from a hip replacement op. The perilous voyage of apollo cheap ebook for kindle and nook lost moon. I was familiar with this story from the tom hanks apollo movie and, for some reason, i was expecting the emotions to be the same. Apollo by james lovell, jeffrey kluger, paperback barnes.
Lost moon is an engrossing, smoothly written work that ranks up there with michael collins carrying the fire as one of the alltime great books written on the space program. Published in 1994 the book is about lovells experiences during the apollo mission. In the movie the book has much more detail on the apollo 1 fire and the apollo 8 flight such as the reading from the book of genesis and lovells naming of mount marilyn later named montes secchi by the iau. Lovell and jeffrey kluger wrote a 1994 book about the apollo mission, lost moon. Astronaut jim lovell signed autographed lost moon perilous.
Lost moon by jim lovell, 9780671534646, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Kruger, jeffrey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It was the basis for the 1995 ron howard film apollo. Houghtonin april 1970, during the glory days of the apollo space program, nasa sent navy captain jim lovell and two other astronauts on americas fifth mission to the moon. The book served as the basis for the 1995 oscarwinning movie apollo. We continued through the gemini missions and when i was 10 the apollo missions began. Download our free nook app coloring books for everyone. Lost moon by lovell, jim and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Whats the difference between lost moon the book and apollo. The full story of apollo 8 has never been told, and only jeffrey klugerjim lovells coauthor on their bestselling book about apollo can do it justice. Lost moon by jim lovell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The authors detail the harrowing and heroic four day rescue. Cowritten by jim lovell himself in the third person, the book is based on the actual timeline of events and features transcripts of the airground voice. The perilous voyage of apollo is a nonfiction book first published in 1994 by astronaut jim lovell and journalist jeffrey kluger, about the failed. Edward herrmann the true story of the apollo moon flight, which almost ended in catastrophe.
Lost moon autographed book by jim lovell on the journey of apollo. Jul 23, 2019 in 1995, lovell and jeffrey kluger wrote lost moon. Jeffrey kluger, coauthor of lost moon with jim lovell, indicated that the book was rejected because publishers felt that noone would be interested in a failed mission a mission that didnt land on the moon. You dont have to be an engineer to understand it, and it holds your interest throughout. Lost moon is the story of the failure and the incredible heroism of the three astronauts who brought their crippled vehicle back to earth. Director ron howard based the film apollo off of the book. Lovell was in the tunnel between aquarius and odyssey, clutchinga camera and gingerly makinghis way amongthe wires.
Lost moon, now titled apollo by jim lovell is an excellent book if you have any interest in spaceflight, lunar exploration, nasa, or the apollo missions. Apr 14, 2020 jim lovell should be in a large venue right now. Jim lovell and jeffrey klugers apollo is the retitled version of their 1994 book, lost moon. In fact the book covers jim lovells early interest in rockets, his astronaut selection and the apollo 1 disaster before turning to the apollo mission itself.
In 1995, lovell and jeffrey kluger wrote lost moon. Sep 11, 1994 the fact that jim lovell has not spent the last 24 years lost in space is testimony to a brilliant chapter in human resilience, when, for a few days, the nations quest was not to land men on the. Apollo spacecraft, space vehicle accidents, project apollo u. For this reason, i could not get to the heart of the. The book is worth reading because as hard as it may be to fathom, the actual trip was. The book chronicles the successful failure, alternating between the events in space, mission control, the various factories, and around the country. The perilous voyage of apollo jim lovell, kluger jeffrey. The perilous voyage of apollo, which ron howard adapted.
The book is the basis of the 1995 film adaptation apollo, directed by ron. This is a great and inspiring book coauthored by astronaut jim lovell. Commander lovell and his crew watched in alarm as the cockpit grew. Whats the difference between lost moon the book and. In april 1970, during the glory days of the apollo space program, nasa sent navy captain jim lovell and two other astronauts on americas fifth mission to the moon. Jeffrey kluger, coauthor of lost moon with jim lovell, indicated that the book was rejected because publishers felt that noone would be interested in a failed mission a mission that didnt land on the moon obviously, the publishers forgot how quickly public apathy at the time of the original mission in april 1970 switched to intense interest as the drama unfolded.
One of 24 people to have flown to the moon, lovell was the first person to fly to it twice. The book, lost moon, the perilous voyage of apollo, was cowritten with jeffrey kluger, discover magazine science writer. Only fiftyfive hours into the flight of apollo, disaster struck. For the uninitiated, apollo was launched from cape canavaral in april 1970 with the goal of accomplishing the third manned landing on the moon. The book has much more detail on the apollo 1 fire and the apollo 8 flight such as the reading from the book of genesis and lovell s naming of mount marilyn later named montes secchi by the iau. Jeffrey kruger and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The untold story of the american moon shot that almost ended in a fatal catastrophe, told by the flights commander, offers a thrilling chronicle of courage, heroism, and adventure. Apollo is a very well written book that captures a persons attention and keeps them desiring more throughout the course of the entire book.
At first, lovell and swigert thought that haise had released a valve, as planned, in aquarius. In another of this years lunar memorial volumes, lovell, commander of apollo, vividly recalls that nearly disastrous moon mission in superb, measured, dramatic prose. For this reason, i could not get to the heart of the story and found the nasa speak somewhat baffling. Lost moon first edition signed jim lovell bauman rare.