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Mission to Mars; My Vision for Space Exploration
by Aldrin, Buzz
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Washington DC: National Geographic, 2013. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First edition of Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration, signed by Buzz Aldrin.. Octavo, xiii, 258pp. Black hardcover. No additional printings noted. In the publisher's dust jacket, retail price on front flap, light shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed by Buzz Aldrin on the title page. Buzz Aldrin, born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. in 1930, is an American engineer and former astronaut. He was the Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar landing in history, which occurred on July 20, 1969. Aldrin, along with Neil Armstrong, became one of the first two humans to walk on the Moon's surface. He served as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and later joined NASA. After leaving NASA in 1971, Aldrin pursued a career in academia and aerospace consulting, advocating for continued space exploration and colonization of Mars.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15297
- Title
- Mission to Mars; My Vision for Space Exploration
- Author
- Aldrin, Buzz
- Illustrator
- First edition of Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration, signed by Buzz Aldrin.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- first edition Buzz Aldrin, No Dream too high Aldrin, signed Neil Armstrong, Magnificent Desolation Aldrin, Carrying the Fire Collins, The Return Aldrin, Men From Earth Aldrin, Return to Earth Edwin Aldrin, mission to mars Aldrin,
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