A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts is a book by Andrew Chaikin, first published in 1994. It describes the voyages of the Apollo program astronauts in detail, from Apollo 8 to 17.
"A decade in the making, this book is based on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with each of the twenty-four moon voyagers, as well as those who contributed their brain power, training and teamwork on Earth."This book formed the basis of the 1998 television miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. It was released in paperback in 2007 by Penguin Books, ISBN 978-0-14-311235-8.
From beginning to end, this book tells the frank, heroic, frenetic story of the moon program, without ever devolving into celebrity worship. Details abound, but never overwhelm the narrative. The author clearly loves his subject, and that shows through, without it ever being cloying. A fabulous book, the best non-fiction book about the Apollo program there is.
