Tales of the heroes of the American space program!

Education and Inspiration

Admiral Alan

Shepard

Commander Scott

Carpenter

Captain Walter Schirra

Lt Gen Thomas Stafford

Brig Gen Charles

Duke

Harrison Schmitt,

PhD

Captain Eugene Cernan

Meet the astronauts who volunteered to be the first to fly in space. Learn about their bravery, training and breath-taking missions.

Hear their story from the man who saw it first-hand.

Hear behind the scenes stories of the most famous U.S. astronauts.

Learn about the intense competition to see who was truly the best of the best.

Ride along with the Apollo astronauts on their journey to the Moon and hear about their exciting adventures.

Learn how close some Moonwalkers came to being lost in space.

Meet the German–born rocket scientist, engineer and leader who created the Saturn V: the mighty rocket that took American astronauts to the moon.

Marketing the NASA brand and the Apollo lunar landing program enabled the American public to experience the thrill and excitement of going to the moon with the astronauts.

Fly Space Shuttle missions, live with the astronauts aboard the International Space Station, hear about future space missions and the launch vehicles and spacecraft that will take us there.

Join the first international space mission: At the height of the Cold War, the U. S. and Russia sent their astronauts and cosmonauts to a peaceful rendezvous in space.

Hear behind-the-scenes stories of famous U.S. astronauts and learn how the real astronaut wives supported their husbands on their quest to be the first in space. From the first-hand accounts of NASA spokesman Ed Buckbee.

Ed Buckbee began his career as a NASA public affairs officer in the 1960’s covering the flights of astronauts Alan Shepard and John Glenn. He worked as the public relations official during the early manned space flights and was there when all the astronauts were launched to the moon in the Apollo program.

He was the spokesman for the astronauts and rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, the father of America’s moon rocket. He is

the founder of Space Camp and the U. S. Astronaut Hall of Fame and author and creator of “The REAL Space Cowboys.” He has produced space flight specials for television and has appeared on NBC, ABC, CBS, BBC television and Late Night with David Letterman.

Mr. Buckbee speaks in locations around the globe and continues to maintain a relationship with all of America’s pioneering astronauts.

www.air-space.combuckbee@air-space.com

Edward O. Buckbee