Earthrise: My Adventures as an Apollo 14 Astronaut

by Edgar D. Mitchell and Ellen Mahoney

Book Overview

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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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1613749015
• ISBN13: 9781613749012
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12