cover image Apollo 11: The NASA Mission Reports Vol 3: Apogee Books Space Series 22 [With DVD]

Apollo 11: The NASA Mission Reports Vol 3: Apogee Books Space Series 22 [With DVD]

. Collector's Guide Publishing, $27.95 (224pp) ISBN 978-1-896522-85-2

After the triumphant Apollo 11 moon landing, NASA issued a complete post-flight mission report that included the observations of the crew and technical details of the flight. This report is now being published as a series for the general public, and the latest entry is Apollo 11: The NASA Mission Reports, Volume Three. Edited by Robert Goodwin (who is compiling all the mission reports from Apollos 8 through 17), the book contains diagrams showing the descent of the lunar module, photos of the lunar surface, medical observations about the human body on the moon and much more. It also comes with a DVD of lunar footage. Though it may be hard for those without an engineering or physics background to parse much of the text, astronomy enthusiasts will enjoy having this historical record nonetheless.