Eight Years to the Moon:

The History of the Apollo Missions

What are your memories of July 20, 1969, when the Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon? Or, were you even born yet, when those audacious and inspiring events took place? Minnesota author and journalist Nancy Atkinson takes a different look at the Apollo program in her book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions.” In her presentation, Nancy will share behind-the-scenes stories from dozens of unsung Apollo engineers and scientists, (including some from Minnesota) who contributed to successfully landing humans on the Moon. Her presentation includes many remarkable images from the Apollo missions and those incredible, unparalleled days in the 1960's.

Date: Saturday, October 21 at 1:00 pm

Location: Douglas County Library, Large Meeting Room

Nancy will have her books will be available for sale:

Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos (2016) tells the stories of 40 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond, such as the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper belt, the Curiosity Mars Rover, the Hubble Space Telescope and more. 

Special event price: $15 for an autographed book, (list price is $19.99)

Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions (2019) shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who helped make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Includes stories of those unparalleled days of the 1960s you won’t find anywhere else.

"Atkinson's book is one of the best books published on Apollo" --     Science magazine 

"If you read only one book on the subject, it should be "Eight Years to the Moon" --   St. Paul Pioneer Press

Special event price: $25 for an autographed book (list price $35)

Nancy Atkinson is a science journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She writes for Universe Today, The Planetary Society and Supercluster. Contact Nancy at nancy@universetoday.com