I just want to mention in passing that I am currently reading "In search of the men who fell to Earth - Moondust" by Andrew Smith. A simple concept - to interview the surviving astronauts that have walked on the moon, well executed. Smith is the same age as myself, and whilst his childhood interest in the space race was somewhat more limited than my frank obsession, he makes up for it in later life by seeking out those men that held us rapt in those heady days and looks into how the experience of walking on the moon, and the "afterlife" has affected their lives.
It has already been enlightening and inspiring - Amazon may well do well out of it as I come across other titles that sound interesting, it is well written, funny, moving and "a great read."
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That sounds like an awesome idea for a book. Thanks for the suggestion! What were there - 12 men who walked on the moon? How many are still around?
Again, thanks.
Thanks James - there were indeed 12, and when the book was written in 2005 hey were down to 9 - in fact it was the tragic death of Pete Conrad and a comment by Charlie Duke, who Smith had just interviewed, that now there are only 9 left, that led Smith to write the book. Catch 'em while they're still around!
Thanks
John
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