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 without its own alarming moments.
In Earthrise, Edgar recalls his spectacular trip to the Moon and the life experiences that got him there, including his early days spent in...
Recollections from the sixth man to ever walk on the Moon, for young adult readers.
On February 5, 1971, Edgar Mitchell jumped off the ...