Signed book: From the Earth to the Moon. Third edition. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1874. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 323 pages. Signed on professionally tipped-in adjacent opening pages in bold black ink by 10 Apollo astronauts: "Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7, LMP," "Jim McDivitt, Apollo 9," "Dave Scott, Apollo 9 CMP, Apollo 15 CDR," "Michael Collins, Apollo XI CMP," "Frank Borman, Apollo 8 CDR," "James Lovell, Apollo 8, 13 CDR," "Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP," "Al Worden, Apollo 15 CMP," "Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP," and "Richard Gordon, Apollo XII CMP." In very good to fine condition, with wear and soiling to the covers, and sunning to the spine; the two signed pages are clean and fine. Interestingly, there were several similarities between Verne’s novel and the eventuality of the Apollo program, including: the US being the first to launch a manned spacecraft to circumnavigate the moon; the rejection of Brownsville, Texas as a launch site, and the subsequent choosing of Florida; Apollo 8 being launched in the month of December and splash down and recovery in the Pacific; and the crews being made up of three members. A seldom-seen and highly desirable format signed by 10 of NASA's most storied explorers.Format: Book