Roger D. Launius and J. D. Hunley

“ This detailed account of the mission includes a summary, introduction, mission description, pilots' report, and accounts of lunar descent and ascent; communications; trajectory; performance of the command and service modules, lunar module, and extravehicular mobility unit; the lunar surface; the biomedical evaluation; and sundry other matters including mission support performance. Appendices on Apollo spacecraft flight history, vehicle descriptions, and a glossary round out the package.
Moreau, John E. Compiler. First Men on the Moon: Historic Front Pages. ”

“ After jettisoning the service module, which was badly damaged, the crew reentered the command module about an hour before reentry and abandoned the LM lifeboat. Through the teamwork of the crew and mission control the mission could not be salvaged but the astronauts were able to return safely to Earth.
"The Joyous Triumph or Apollo 13." Life. 24 April 1970, pp. cover, 28-36. 11 color, 6 B&W photos highlight this early coverage of the near-disaster in space onboard Apollo 13. Includes a profile of the crew and the anguished families at home. ”

“ APOLLO 7 "Apollo 7." TRW Space Log. 8 (Winter 1968-1969) : 35-38. Provides brief descriptions of the Apollo 7 launch vehicle (Saturn IB) , spacecraft (command module, service module, and spacecraft lunar module adapter) , project objectives for the first human flight of Apollo spacecraft, the payload (including astronauts Walter M. Schirra, Donn F. Eisele, and Walter Cunningham) , project results (all mission objectives satisfied) , and major participants.
"11 Days Aboard Apollo 7." Life. ”

“ Although written in the passive voice, making it both less readable and less informative about some matters than it might have been, the report contains a great deal of information, much of it comprehensible to the lay reader. ”

“ Many large color photos taken on the mission. Pictorial biographies of the astronauts. Expanded versions of some previous Life articles. A real collector's item.
Weaver, Kenneth F. "The Flight of Apollo 11: 'One Giant Leap for Mankind'." National Geographic Magazine. 136 (December 1969) : 752-87. Part of a five- part series of articles entitled "First Explorers on the Moon," this long article by Assistant Editor Weaver follows text and photographs by the Apollo 11 astronauts and Frank Borman in relating the events of the first human landing on the Moon. ”

“ United States Senate, Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences. Apollo 204 Accident: Report of the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, United States Senate, with Additional Views. Washington, DC: Govt. Print. Off., 1968. This short committee print consists of a discussion of the Apollo 204 review board, conditions leading to the accident, the accident itself, NASA's response to the review board's findings, NASA's relations with spacecraft contractors, and the effects of the accident on the Apollo schedule. ”

“ Lavishly illustrated, this volume also has some informative narrative that provides an overview of the program and the mission.
"Off to the Moon." Life. 4 July 1969, entire issue. This issue with many illustrations covers Apollo 11 from many perspectives. Among other things, it includes biographies of astronauts Aldrin, Armstrong, and Collins, a poem by James Dickey, and reflections by Charles Lindbergh about the relationship of his own pioneering flight across the Atlantic to that of the initial trip to the Moon. ”