A Man on the Moon

{{Short description|1994 English-language book by Andrew Chaikin}}

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A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts is a 1994 book by Andrew Chaikin. It describes the 1968-1972 voyages of the Apollo program astronauts in detail, from Apollo 8 to 17.

:"A decade in the making, this book is based on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with each of the twenty-four moon voyagers, as well as those who contributed their brain power, training and teamwork on Earth."{{cite web | url= http://www.andrewchaikin.com/books/a-man-on-the-moon/|title= A Man On The Moon| accessdate= 30 July 2019}}

This book formed the basis of the 1998 television miniseries From the Earth to the Moon.{{cite web|title=Review: A Man on the Moon|author=Jeff Foust|date=May 3, 2021 |url=https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4167/1|website=thespacereview.com|access-date=February 26, 2023}} It was released in paperback in 2007 by Penguin Books, {{ISBN|978-0-14-311235-8}}.{{cite web|title=A Man on the Moon: the Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts|author=Andrew Chaikin|date=August 28, 2007|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/323806/a-man-on-the-moon-by-andrew-chaikin/|website=penguinrandomhouse.com|access-date=February 26, 2023}}

== See also ==

• First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
• Carrying the Fire the autobiography of the Gemini 10 and Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins
• One Giant Leap, a 2019 book
• Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon