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American journalist
For the musician of the same name, see
Kid Beyond .
Andrew Chaikin
Born Andrew L. Chaikin
(1956-06-24 ) June 24, 1956 (age 67) Nationality American Citizenship US Education
Brown University Occupation(s) Author, journalist Website
www .andrewchaikin .com
Andrew L. Chaikin (born June 24, 1956
[1] ) is an American author, speaker and science journalist. He lives in
Vermont .
He is the author of
A Man on the Moon , a detailed description of the
Apollo missions to the
Moon . This book formed the basis for
From the Earth to the Moon , a 12-part
HBO miniseries.
From 1999 to 2001, Chaikin served as executive editor for space and science at
Space.com . From 2008 to 2011, he was a faculty member for
Montana State University in
Bozeman, Montana . In 2013, he wrote and performed the narration on a
NASA video re-creating the taking of the famous
Earthrise photo during the
Apollo 8 mission.
[2]
His book A Man on the Moon: One Giant Leap states that he grew up in
Great Neck, New York , and, while studying geology at
Brown University , worked at the NASA/Caltech
Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the
Viking program .
[3]
Bibliography
Chaikin, Andrew L.; Maxwell, Ted A.;
El-Baz, Farouk (January 1981). "Temporal changes in the Cerberus region of Mars: Mariner 9 and Viking comparisons".
Icarus . 45 (1): 167–178.
Bibcode :
1981Icar...45..167C .
CiteSeerX
10.1.1.528.8714 .
doi :
10.1016/0019-1035(81)90012-9 .
ISSN
0019-1035 .
OCLC
4634534615 .
Beatty, J. Kelly;
O'Leary, Brian ; Chaikin, Andrew, eds. (1981).
The New Solar System . Introduction by
Carl Sagan . Cambridge; New York:
Cambridge University Press .
ISBN
978-0-521-23881-6 .
LCCN
81002661 .
OCLC
7461972 .
Chaikin, Andrew (1992).
When Dinosaurs Walked . Curious Creatures. Illustrated by Patricia Wynne. Chicago:
World Book .
ISBN
978-0-716-61620-7 .
LCCN
91065749 .
OCLC
27022944 .
—— (1994).
A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts . New York:
Viking .
ISBN
978-0-670-81446-6 .
LCCN
93048680 .
OCLC
29548704 .
—— (1997). Air and Space: The National Air and Space Museum Story of Flight . Foreword by Donald D. Engen (1st ed.). Boston, MA:
National Air and Space Museum in association with
Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown and Co.
ISBN
978-0-821-22082-5 .
LCCN
96031929 .
OCLC
35174864 .
——;
Bean, Alan (1998).
Apollo: An Eyewitness Account . Introduction by
John Glenn . Shelton, CT: Greenwich Workshop Press.
ISBN
978-0-867-13050-8 .
LCCN
98019512 .
OCLC
39292766 .
—— (1999) [Originally published 1994; New York: Viking]. A Man on the Moon: One Giant Leap . Vol. 1. Editors of
Time–Life Books . Alexandria, VA: Time–Life Books.
ISBN
978-0-783-55675-8 .
LCCN
99015449 .
OCLC
48565812 .
Light, Michael (1999).
Full Moon . Essay by Andrew Chaikin (1st American ed.). New York:
Alfred A. Knopf .
ISBN
978-0-375-40634-8 .
LCCN
98083094 .
OCLC
41378164 .
Chaikin, Andrew (2001). Josh Simpson: Glass Artist . Madison, WI: Guild Publishing.
ISBN
978-1-893-16409-3 .
LCCN
2002265965 .
OCLC
46851421 .
—— (2004) [Originally published 2002; London:
Carlton ]. Space: A History of Space Exploration in Photographs . Foreword by
James A. Lovell (Reprint ed.). Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books.
ISBN
978-1-552-97987-7 .
LCCN
2005357212 .
OCLC
54905689 .
—— (2007) [First published 1994; New York: Viking]. A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts . Foreword by
Tom Hanks and a new afterword by the author (Reissue ed.). New York:
Penguin Books .
ISBN
978-0-14-311235-8 .
LCCN
2008270902 .
OCLC
166227448 .
—— (2008).
A Passion for Mars: Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet . Foreword by
James Cameron . New York:
Abrams .
ISBN
978-0-810-97274-2 .
LCCN
2007049007 .
OCLC
182779576 .
——; Kohl, Victoria (2009).
Mission Control, This is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon . Paintings by Alan Bean. New York: Viking.
ISBN
978-0-670-01156-8 .
LCCN
2009000833 .
OCLC
262428553 .
——; Kohl, Victoria (2009). Voices from the Moon: Apollo Astronauts Describe Their Lunar Experiences . New York: Viking Studio.
ISBN
978-0-670-02078-2 .
LCCN
2009280812 .
OCLC
318672096 .
Cameo appearance
In the HBO miniseries
From the Earth to the Moon , Chaikin made a brief appearance in pseudo-documentary footage in the first episode as the host of
Meet the Press .
References
External links
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