Authors: Edgar Mitchell
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Websites About Space
Apollo 14 Lunar Surface Journal
Discovery News—Space
Edgar Mitchell—Apollo 14
Exploring Space—The Quest for Life/PBS
Hubblesite—Out of the Ordinary … Out of this World
Kepler—A Search for Habitable Planets
NASA—Apollo Missions
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo
NASA—Apollo 14
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo14.html
NASA Kids’ Club
www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html
NASA—Mars Exploration Program
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/programmissions
NASA—National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Geographic—Solar System
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system
Museums and Organizations
Association of Space Explorers
600 Gemini Avenue
Houston, TX 77058
(281) 280-8172
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
State Road 405
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
(321) 449-4876
Goddard Space Flight Center
8800 Greenbelt Road
Greenbelt, MD 20771
(301) 286-2000
www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/visitor/home
Infinity Science Center
One Discovery Circle
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
(228) 533-9025
Institute of Noetic Sciences
625 2nd Street, Suite 200
Petaluma, CA 94952-5120
(707) 775-3500
International UFO Museum and Research Center
114 North Main Street
Roswell, NM 88203
(800) 822-3545
Kennedy Space Center
State Road 405
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
(866) 737-5235
New Mexico Museum of Space History
3198 State Route 2001
Alamogordo, NM 88310
(575) 437-2840
San Diego Air & Space Museum
2001 Pan American Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 234-8291
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Independence Avenue at 6th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20560
(202) 633-2214
Space Center Houston
1601 NASA Parkway
Houston, TX 77058
(281) 244-2100
Space Walk of Fame Museum
4 Main Street
Titusville, FL 32796
(321) 264-0434
US Space & Rocket Center
One Tranquility Base
Huntsville, AL 35805
(800) 637-7223
Walker Aviation Museum
1 Jerry Smith Circle
Roswell, NM 88203
(575) 347-2464
Films and Videos
Apollo 13
This motion picture dramatizes the true story of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that had a severe spacecraft malfunction. The Apollo crew used their Lunar Module as a lifeboat to safely return to Earth. Release date: 1995
From the Earth to the Moon
Based on author Andrew Chaikin’s book,
A Man on the Moon,
this informative 12-part HBO television series highlights the Apollo Moon missions. Release date: 1998
In the Shadow of the Moon
A documentary about the Apollo manned lunar missions in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Apollo astronauts, including Edgar Mitchell, tell their stories in their own words. Release date: 2007
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
An IMAX 3D documentary about the 12 men who walked on the Moon. The film title comes from Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s description of the lunar surface. Release date: 2005
October Sky
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner’s son who started to build rockets after he was inspired by the launch of Sputnik 1 in October 1957. Release date: 1999
The Right Stuff
Adapted from author Tom Wolfe’s 1979 book,
The Right Stuff,
this film of the same name features the test pilots, such as Edgar Mitchell, who flew high-speed, experimental jets at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Release date: 1983
The Wright Brothers
A feature-length film about Orville and Wilbur Wright, two American brothers/inventors who flew the first “heavier than air” vehicle. Their flight was made at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903. Release date: 1997
Wonders of the Solar System
An award-winning television series with five episodes that focus on different aspects of the solar system. The series was produced by the BBC and the Science Channel and hosted by physicist Dr. Brian Cox. Release date: 2010
Wonders of the Universe
A television series with four episodes focusing on different aspects of the universe, produced by the BBC, Discovery Channel, and Science Channel. Also hosted by physicist Dr. Brian Cox. Release date: 2011
Books for Further Reading
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
By Tanya Lee Stone (Candlewick Press, 2009)
This book tells the story of 13 women in the early years of NASA who were courageous pioneers of the Space Age.
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
By Candace Fleming (Schwartz & Wade Books, 2011) This book tells the interesting life story of early aviator Amelia Earhart.
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century:
The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume One 1929–1930
The Dille Family Trust (Hermes Press, 2008)
Buck Rogers’ fans will find this comprehensive book fascinating and informative.
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
By James R. Hansen (Simon & Schuster, 2005)
A book for older readers about Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong, who was the first man to walk on the Moon.
Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut’s Story
By Michael Collins (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994)
Written by Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins, who was Command Module Pilot and orbited the Moon as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon.
Life on Earth and Beyond: An Astrobiologist’s Quest
By Pamela S. Turner (Charlesbridge, 2008)
This book looks at the subject of astrobiology, the study of life in the universe.
Look to the Stars
By Buzz Aldrin (Putnam, 2009)
Written for a younger audience,
Look to the Stars
is an informative book written by Buzz Aldrin, the second astronaut to walk on the Moon.
Mission Control, This is Apollo:
The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon
By Andrew Chaikin and Victoria Kohl (Viking Penguin Group, 2009)
A book about the Moon missions with colorful illustrations and graphics, and dynamic text.
Mission to the Moon
By Alan Dyer (Simon & Schuster Books for Young People, 2008)
With 200 photos from the NASA archives, this is a visually powerful and informative book about the Moon missions.
My Life as an Astronaut
By Alan Bean (Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, 1988)
Apollo 12 Astronaut Alan Bean talks about his life and journey to the Moon in 1969. Bean, who was the Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 12, traveled to the Moon with Commander Pete Conrad. Bean was the fourth man to walk on the Moon and is an accomplished artist who has created many paintings about the Apollo landings.
One Giant Leap: The Story of Neil Armstrong
By Don Brown (Houghton Mifflin, 1998)
A book for young readers about Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, who was the first man to walk on the Moon.
Rocket Man: The Mercury Adventure of John Glenn
By Rush Ashby (Peachtree Publishers, 2004)
A book about John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit Earth.
Space Rocks: The Story of Planetary Geologist Adriana Ocampo
By Lorraine Jean Hopping (Franklin Watts, 2005)
An interesting look at geologist Adriana Ocampo, who studies
“Moon-like” rocks on Earth to learn more about the universe.
Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon
By Catherine Thimmesh (Houghton Mifflin, 2006)
Another visually dynamic book about the many people behind the scenes working on Apollo 11.
The Hubble Space Telescope
By Margaret W. Carruthers (Franklin Watts, 2003)
A comprehensive book about the large Hubble Space Telescope.
The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon:
The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins
By Bea Uusma Schyffert (Chronicle Books, 2003)
For younger readers, this colorful book features a scrapbook style with illustrations, photographs, and text. It highlights the story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Columbia Command Module above the lunar surface, as well as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, who took the very first steps on the Moon in 1969.
To Space and Back
By Sally Ride with Susan Okie
(Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1986)
Astronaut Sally Ride, an American physicist, was the first American woman to enter space. In this book Sally Ride describes living and working in the space shuttle while orbiting Earth.
Wonders of the Universe
By Dr. Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen
(HarperCollins Publishers, 2011)
A highly fascinating, visual, and informative look at the mysteries of the universe.
Edgar Mitchell
was a pilot in the historic 1971 Apollo 14 mission and the sixth man to walk on the Moon. He is the author of
Paradigm Shift
,
The Space Less Traveled
, and
The Way of the Explorer
; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, and three NASA Group Achievement Awards; and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. He is the founder of the renowned Institute of Noetic Sciences and the cofounder of the Association of Space Explorers. He lives in Lake Worth, Florida.
