Lunar Module pilot James B Irwin gives a military salute during at the Hadley-Apennine landing site, on the Apollo 15 mission. The Lunar Module 'Falcon' is in the centre of the image and on the right is the Lunar Roving Vehicle. Credit: NASA

Talking Apollo moonwalkers with author Andrew Smith

In the July podcast, BBC Sky at Night Magazine news editor Elizabeth Pearson speaks to author Andrew Smith, who tracked down the Apollo astronauts for his book Moon Dust.

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Iain Todd

Published: June 27, 2019 at 1:26 pm

In this month's podcast we talk to Andrew Smith, author of Moon Dust, a book about the lives of the Apollo astronauts.

In the early 2000s, Smith hunted down and talked with all nine living moon walkers.

As the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 approaches we talk to him about what it was like to talk to these lunar explorers.

Iain Todd

Science journalist

Iain Todd is BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Content Editor. He fell in love with the night sky when he caught his first glimpse of Orion, aged 10.

Talking Apollo moonwalkers with author Andrew Smith

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