A Man on the Moon

I read a wonderful book this year on the history of the Apollo program, written by Andrew Chaiken, called A Man on the Moon. This book also helped in the making of the wonderful TV series, From the Earth to the Moon.

Its sections are divided up by pre-Apollo, each of the Apollo missions, and a post Apollo one. In it Andrew Chaiken has interviewed all of the Apollo astronauts, but one, and the multitude who worked on the program. It shows the drive, smarts, and humanity it took to carry out a monumental mission to not just get to the moon and back but also to carry out scientific exploration and research to determine the history of the moon itself. Even though I have learned details of this program over the years this book brings the people who made it happen into center seat with stories I had not heard before. I am richer for reading about the experience.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in space, history, and the upcoming Artemis missions that will take humanity back to this Earth's moon.