The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space

Piers Bizony is a science and technology writer. His publications include Atom , The Man Who Ran the Moon , Starman , and The Making of Stanley Kubrick ’s 2001: A Space Odyssey .

Andrew Chaikin is the author of the best-selling book A Man on the Moon , a detailed account of the Apollo lunar missions based on firsthand testimony. This work formed the basis for the triple Emmy award–winning HBO series From the Earth to the Moon .

Dr. Roger Launius served as Chief Historian at NASA from 1990 until 2002, after which he was appointed senior curator in the Space History Division of the National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C. He was also a member of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board in 2003.