On July 20, 1969 Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made "one giant leap for mankind" as they became the first humans to walk on the moon. In Voices From the Moon Armstrong, Aldrin, and twenty-one other Apollo moon voyagers describe their other-worldly experiences in intimate detail for the first time. Andrew Chaikin's A Man on the Moon is considered the definitive history of the Apollo missions.

Now, using never-before-published quotes taken from his 150-plus hours of interviews with twenty-three of the twenty-four Apollo lunar astronauts, Chaikin and his collaborator Victoria Kohl have created an utterly unique account of the lunar missions.

Carefully choosing a selection of the astronauts' candid and deeply personal reflections, Chaikin and Kohl have shaped a stunning narrative that conveys the entire arc of the lunar journey. Through the astronauts' own words, Voices from the Moon captures the distinct personalities and remarkably varied perspectives of this brotherhood of men who have been to the edge of human experience.

Paired with the astronauts' recollections are more than 160 breathtaking images taken from NASA's new high-resolution scans of the photos the explorers took during their missions. Many of the photos, which are reproduced with unprecedented detail, have rarely — if ever — been seen by the general public. Celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Voices from the Moon captures the magnificence of the Apollo program like no other book, and offers an extraordinary first-person chronicle of these defining moments in human history.

Using never-before-published quotes taken from his in-depth interviews with 23 of the 24 Apollo lunar astronauts, Chaikin has created an extraordinary account of the lunar missions. 160 color photographs throughout.

The epic of the Apollo missions told in the astronauts' own words and gorgeously illustrated with their photographs

Andrew Chaikin's A Man on the Moon is considered the definitive history of the Apollo moon missions-arguably the pinnacle of human experience. Now, using never-before-published quotes taken from his in-depth interviews with twenty-three of the twenty-four Apollo lunar astronauts, Chaikin and his collaborator, Victoria Kohl, have created an extraordinary account of the lunar missions. In Voices from the Moon the astronauts vividly recount their experiences in intimate detail; their distinct personalities and remarkably varied perspectives emerge from their candid and deeply personal reflections. Carefully assembled into a narrative that reflects the entire arc of the lunar journey, Voices from the Moon captures the magnificence of the Apollo program like no other book. Paired with their own words are 160 images taken from NASA's new high-resolution scans of the photos the astronauts took during the missions. Many of the photos, which are reproduced with stunning and unprecedented detail, have rarely-if ever-been seen by the general public. Voices from the Moon is an utterly unique chronicle of these defining moments in human history.

Andrew Chaikin is the author of the highly acclaimed A Man on the Moon and several other books about space, including the recently published A Passion for Mars. He is a commentator for NPR's Morning Edition and has appeared on Good Morning America, Nightline, Fresh Air, and Talk of the Nation. He has been executive editor at Space.com, an editor at Sky & Telescope magazine, and a contributing editor for Popular Science, and has written for numerous publications, including Newsweek, Air&Space/Smithsonian, World Book Encyclopedia, and Scientific American. He is an advisor to NASA on public outreach and communications, and gives talks and school visits on space exploration.

Victoria Kohl is an experienced writer, book editor, magazine editor and children's book author. She was the longtime editor of the New York City-based Promenade magazine, has had her feature writing and book reviews published in Kirkus Reviews, MD Magazine, Pittsburgh Magazine, Avenue, Los Angeles Times, and Promenade, and is the co-author, with Andrew Chaikin, of the young adult book Mission Control: This Is Apollo.