The most complete pictorial record of the Apollo 1 tragedy. The Apollo Photo Archive series comprises the most detailed pictorial record of the Apollo program ever created. Each mission, from Apollo 1 through 17, is featured in a single volume, each containing more than 500 photos and captions. Each mission is described, from the construction of the spacecraft and assembly of the crew through the training, rollout, preflight festivities, countdown, launch, the flight itself, splashdown, and even postflight media appearances and related activities. The first manned mission planned for the Apollo program also produced a first tragedy: no US astronaut had previously died aboard a spacecraft. The Apollo 1 command module caught fire on the launchpad, claiming the lives of all three astronauts on board. AUTHORS: J. L. Pickering, who has amassed the world's largest private archive of US human space flight images, has been conducting historical photo research on the US space program for nearly 50 years. This includes assembling, studying, and organizing a personal collection of more than 250,000 prints, transparencies, and digital files. Today he serves as a resource for authors, museums, astronauts, and others. He lives in Illinois. John Bisney is an author, journalist, and retired network news correspondent who covered the space program for more than 30 years for CNN, the Discovery Science Channel, RKO, and SiriusXM Radio. He witnessed more than 60 space shuttle launches and was one of the few broadcasters at the 1986 Challenger disaster. He holds a master of arts degree in journalism from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He lives in the Tampa Bay, Florida, area. SELLING POINTS: . Unseen Imagery The Project Apollo in Photographs series features tens of thousands of previously unpublished images from the J.L. Pickering collection. . Authoritative Text The photos are accompanied by expert text from John Bisney, who reported on the US Space Program for more than 30 years as a national media correspondent. . Premium Presentation These hardcover, large format volumes provide the Apollo missions the hyper-detailed and lavishly presented visual history that they deserves. 520 colour and b/w photographs
