Moonshots and Snapshots of Project Apollo by John Bisney

The Apollo program like you've never seen it before.

Beginning in 1967, Moonshots and Snapshots of Project Apollo chronicles the program's twelve missions and its two follow-ons, Skylab and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP).

The "Lost" Photos of NASA
Authors John Bisney and J.L. Pickering draw from rarely seen NASA, industry, and news media images. While we have all seen the famous "PR photos" of the moon landings, this book takes you behind the scenes.

It pairs hundreds of previously unpublished images from Pickering's unmatched collection with extended captions, identifying many NASA engineers and support staff for the first time. It is a tribute not just to the astronauts, but to the thousands of people who put them there.

Why this is a centerpiece for your library:

• Unseen History: Features candid "snapshots" of the astronauts during training, suiting up, and in recovery—moments rarely captured by the official press pool.
• Complete Coverage: Goes beyond the moon landings to cover the often-overlooked Skylab missions and the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz partnership.
• Archival Quality: A large-format hardcover that lets you see the details of the spacecraft and suits in high resolution.

🔭 From the Desk of Paul Bracken:
"I can spend hours just flipping through this. J.L. Pickering is basically the detective of space photography; he finds photos that no one knew existed. The shots of the astronauts relaxing between training sessions make them feel like real people, not just icons."