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a. This book aims to convey the impact of the Apollo 11 Moon landing outside of the United States, to demonstrate how it truly was an endeavor, as the plaque we left on the Moon says, for all mankind.
List of contents
1. Introduction
2. Canada (Elly Goetz, Holocaust Survivor)
3. UK (Phil Stooke, Planetary Scientist)
4. China (Jinfei Wang, Geographer - TBC)
5. India (Leena Palit, school teacher)
6. Sudan (Abdelrahaman Shuaib, Mechanical Engineer)
7. Spain (TBC)
8. Russia (TBC)
9. Colombia or Argentina (TBC)
10. Looking Forward: Humanity’s Future on the Moon
About the author
Dr. Tanya Harrison calls herself a “professional martian.” She has spent over a decade working as a scientist and in mission operations on multiple NASA Mars missions, including the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers. Her specialty lies in geomorphology: the study of a planet’s evolution based on its surface features. Before Mars however, Tanya had her head in the stars as an astronomer studying the metal content of star clusters and recurring novae systems. She holds a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Western Ontario, a Masters in Earth and Environmental Sciences from Wesleyan University, and a B.Sc. in Astronomy and Physics from the University of Washington. Currently she is the Director of Research for Arizona State University’s Space Technology and Science (“NewSpace”) Initiative. Tanya is also an advocate for advancing the status of women in science and for accessibility in the geosciences. You can find her prolifically tweeting about the Red Planet―and her experiences with both #WomenInSTEM and #DisabledInSTEM―as @tanyaofmars.Dr. Danny Bednar is a geographer of space and researcher with the Canadian Space Agency. His areas of interest include the use of satellites in the fight against climate change and the robotic exploration of our solar system. He holds a PhD in Geography, with a focus on climate change policy from Western University, Canada, where he has also been teaching about space exploration since 2012. Danny holds a Master of Arts in Geography with a specialization in Environment & Sustainability from Western University and received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Winnipeg studying political philosophy and environmental science. Danny is passionate about mental health awareness and sharing his own experiences with depression and anxiety. He is also an advocate for the elimination of barriers for low-income students in education. In his spare time, Danny finds baroque music annoying and is passionate about providing a better life for all cats on Earth. He can be found on Twitter @DannyBednar.
Summary
a. This book aims to convey the impact of the Apollo 11 Moon landing outside of the United States, to demonstrate how it truly was an endeavor, as the plaque we left on the Moon says, for all mankind.
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"The messages of hope and inspiration in this book are very much of a time, but they are also timeless. Maybe they speak to the ability humans have to overcome seemingly impossible challenges...but apparently only when we feel like it. As we stand at the new crossroads of space exploration and look forward, perhaps we should glance backward, too, and remember from whence we came. Because Apollo set the bar high. Very, very high." - Geoff Notkin, President of the National Space Society and former host of Meteorite Men on The Discovery Channel
