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On February 5, 1971, Edgar Mitchell jumped off the last rungs of a ladder connecting him to NASAs Antares spacecraft and landed with two feet on the Moon. Following the disastrous Apollo 13 mission, Mitchell was one of three astronauts to successfully complete the Apollo 14 journey to the Moon, though it wasnt without its own alarming moments.In Earthrise, Edgar recalls his spectacular trip to the Moon and the life experiences that got him there, including his early days spent in Roswell, New Mexico, amid nuclear testing and the rumored UFO crash his first solo airplane flight as a young teen his time as a navy combat pilot and becoming a NASA astronaut. With fascinating detail, Edgar describes what it was like to launch into space and land on the Moon, illuminating everything from the practicaleating, sleeping, and going to the bathroom in spaceto the mystical, life-changing experience of gazing at Earth from afar.
About the Author
Ellen Mahoney is a journalist, educator and author with a focus on writing nonfiction for young readers. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Human Development from Syracuse University, and a Master of Science in Education from USC. Ellen is the author of "Nellie Bly and Investigative Journalism for Kids" published in 2015 by Chicago Review Press. In addition, she is the co-author, with the late Dr. Edgar Mitchell, of "Earthrise: My Adventures as an Apollo 14 Astronaut." Ellen teaches in the Department of Journalism & Technical Communication at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Previously, she taught writing at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and through the Lifelong Learning program with the Boulder Valley School District. Ellen worked as a staff writer/Imagineer for the Walt Disney Company and has produced radio pieces for the BBC "Science in Action" show, KGNU Community Radio, and KRCC (Radio Colorado College) .
"As co-author of Earthrise, I found it a joy to get to know Apollo 14 Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, and an honor to help him tell his extraordinary and truly one-of-a-kind story. As the lunar module pilot for the Apollo 14 Moon mission in 1971, Edgar and Alan Shepard conducted the longest moonwalk of the twelve courageous Apollo astronauts who set foot on the Moon and returned home to share their amazing space explorations with us all."
