Apollo: Making history

Abstract

"NASA photographs from the Apollo missions. . .Apollos VII and IX orbited the Earth, whereas Apollos VIII and X orbited the Moon, returning photography of the lunar far side and a series of stunning Earth Rise pictures. …Apollo XI was the first manned lunar landing. …Later Apollo missions deployed a Lunar Roving Vehicle that allowed astronauts to further explore lunar geology, taking pictures and collecting samples from the Moon’s surface. Among the pictures in this pamphlet we see a man standing on the roof of a car, American flag in one hand and binoculars in the other. His eyes are on the skies, watching the Apollo VIII lift-off, a photograph that in many ways encapsulates the mood of the time." - publishers description.