Signed book: From the Earth to the Moon. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 7.75, 323 pages. Signed on the half-title page and its facing page in black felt tip: "Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7 LMP," "Michael Collins, Apollo XI CMP," "Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP," "Dave Scott, Apollo 9 CMP, Apollo 15 CDR," "Al Worden, Apollo 15 CMP," "Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP," "Frank Borman, Apollo 8 CDR," and "Gerry Griffin, Apollo Mission Control, Flight Director." Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/G+, with a flattened dog-ear crease through Cunningham's signature, early presentation inscription to first free end page, and several tears, splits, and losses to dust jacket. A desirable example signed on the book's original pages—not tipped in.
Interestingly, there were several similarities between Verne’s novel and the eventuality of the Apollo program, including: the US being the first to launch a manned spacecraft to circumnavigate the moon; the rejection of Brownsville, Texas as a launch site, and the subsequent choosing of Florida; Apollo 8 being launched in the month of December and splash down and recovery in the Pacific; and the crews being made up of three members. A seldom-seen and sought-after format signed by some of NASA's most storied explorers.
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