
This is the Way to the Moon (originally This is Cape Canaveral, then This is Cape Kennedy) is reissued in June by Rizzoli. Amazon gives the dates as June 1 for the UK and June 23 for the US.
If you’re wondering about the name change, Cape Canaveral was renamed Cape Kennedy after the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. However, the residents weren’t so keen and reclaimed the name Cape Canaveral in 1974. The NASA installation based there now goes by the name Kennedy Space Center, so this new title is a neutral way of describing the space center and the surrounding area.
Due to the subject matter this is one of the most unusual This is books with some great illustrations of giant missiles, huge antennae, astronauts (human and non-human) and even a chocolate space shuttle, all recreated with incredible detail.
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