{"product_id":"son-of-apollo-the-adventures-of-a-boy-whose-father-went-to-the-moon-hardback-9781496233349","title":"Son of Apollo; The Adventures of a Boy Whose Father Went to the Moon (Hardback) 9781496233349","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSon of Apollo\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Adventures of a Boy Whose Father Went to the Moon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristopher A. Roosa (Author), James Lovell (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496233349\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages, 29 photographs\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.412 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Readers will appreciate Christopher Roosa’s memories and walk away from the book with admiration both for him and his father.\"-Tyler Peterson, H-Sci-Med-Tech\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Oklahoman Stuart Roosa would be proud that his son took time to let the world know what it was like in those exciting years to be the son of Apollo.\"-Bill Moore, \u003ci\u003eChronicles of Oklahoma\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“U.S. Marine Corps Reserve colonel Christopher Roosa provides a unique view of the Apollo program from the perspective of an astronaut’s child. This book belongs on the shelf of everyone who revered the space program, as well as the values we seek to emulate from it within our families.”-Stephen M. Ryan, general counsel to Sen. John Glenn, who flew on \u003ci\u003eFriendship 7\u003c\/i\u003e and space shuttle \u003ci\u003eDiscovery\u003c\/i\u003e (STS-95)\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Australia has played a role in NASA’s programs since \u003ci\u003eApollo 14\u003c\/i\u003e, with Phil Chapman on the support team. But space has always been about not only the astronauts but their families. Now a pilot’s son reflects on those heady days from the perspective of the children and the families. A great read.”-Paul Scully-Power, Australia’s first astronaut, who flew on space shuttle \u003ci\u003eChallenger\u003c\/i\u003e (STS-41-G)\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Having had my own children witness what it was like in those days of the Apollo program, it’s great that Christopher Roosa has written a story from the viewpoint of those who had a seat at the table. He shares family stories that only someone growing up during the Apollo program would know. An interesting read for space enthusiasts and those with gun and outdoor interests.”-Maj. Gen. Bill Anders, U.S. Air Force Reserve, lunar module pilot on \u003ci\u003eApollo 8\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“\u003ci\u003eApollo 14\u003c\/i\u003e astronaut Stuart Roosa was an accomplished test pilot and smoke jumper whose career took him to the moon, where he spent a day and a half completely alone in lunar orbit. He observed and photographed the moon with a detail no human had ever before captured. His early death in the last century robbed us of many firsthand insights. Yet only a family member can tell us what it was truly like to be around a lunar explorer-not only during their NASA glory years but also when faced with the question every moon voyager faced when returning to Earth: what do they do next?”-Francis French, space historian and editor of \u003ci\u003eApollo Pilot: The Memoir of Astronaut Donn Eisele\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChristopher A. Roosa grew up the eldest son of \u003ci\u003eApollo 14\u003c\/i\u003e astronaut and command module pilot Stuart A. Roosa. As a child of the space program, Christopher had a ringside seat at the dinner table of one of twenty-four Americans who had either entered lunar orbit or landed on the moon. The first book written by an offspring of an Apollo astronaut to focus on growing up in that era, \u003ci\u003eSon of Apollo\u003c\/i\u003e tells the inside story of the life of his father, a man who had a remarkable career despite always believing his air force career was “off-track,” from his initial application to the service to his removal from the prime crew of \u003ci\u003eApollo 13\u003c\/i\u003e and his subsequent assignment to \u003ci\u003eApollo 14\u003c\/i\u003e. During the \u003ci\u003eApollo 13\u003c\/i\u003e mission and recovery, Stuart played an integral role in developing the procedures to return the crew to Earth safely. The focus-and the pressure-of the entire Apollo program then shifted to the \u003ci\u003eApollo 14\u003c\/i\u003e mission. If the Apollo program was to continue, Stuart and the \u003ci\u003eApollo 14\u003c\/i\u003e crew would need to get safely to the moon, land, and return.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In writing about his father’s career, Christopher Roosa also shows us a familial side of the Apollo experience, from the daily struggles of growing up in the shadow of a father who was necessarily away in training most of the year to the expectations involved in being an astronaut’s son. Roosa’s story shows the Apollo era was the result not only of thousands of scientists and engineers working steadfastly toward achieving an assassinated president’s national goal but also the families who supported them and lived the missions in their own way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For more information about the book visit \u003ca href='\"https:\/\/roosa.com\/\"' target='\"blank\"'\u003eroosa.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Foreword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Prologue\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Launch of \u003ci\u003eApollo 14\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Roosa Family\u003cbr\u003e 3. Growing Up in Claremore\u003cbr\u003e 4. Life after Claremore\u003cbr\u003e 5. Flight Training\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Barrett Family\u003cbr\u003e 7. Meeting My Mother\u003cbr\u003e 8. Early Family Life\u003cbr\u003e 9. Houston, Texas\u003cbr\u003e 10. Getting on a Flight\u003cbr\u003e 11. Apollo Casualties\u003cbr\u003e 12. Pastimes\u003cbr\u003e 13. \u003ci\u003eApollo 11\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 14. \u003ci\u003eApollo 13\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 15. \u003ci\u003eApollo 14\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 16. Moon Trees\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Country Western Tapes\u003cbr\u003e 18. Postflight\u003cbr\u003e 19. Tales from the Road\u003cbr\u003e 20. Apollo Launches\u003cbr\u003e 21. Astronaut Downtime\u003cbr\u003e 22. Growing Up after \u003ci\u003eApollo 14\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Apollo Groupie Scene\u003cbr\u003e 24. \u003ci\u003eApollo 17\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 25. Reflections of an Apollo Command Module Pilot\u003cbr\u003e 26. The Last Flight of Apollo\u003cbr\u003e 27. Leaving NASA\u003cbr\u003e 28. 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