Dwight Steven-Boniecki is the 2011 AWA Taylor Award-winning author of Live TV From the Moon who returns with a second and intensely re-searched analysis of NASAs work in developing TV for the post-Apollo missions. Relying on unprecedented assistance from many of the engineers who work for the divisions which created the TV equipment used in outer space, Dwight Steven-Boniecki continues detailing the huge effort which brought live images from earth orbit into our living rooms. Having worked in the television industry in Australia, the United States, Great Britain and Germany for a total of nearly 25 years, his professional qualifications help complement his understanding of the pioneering televi-sion achievements of the U.S. space program. An avid space historian, he also places a great amount of detail in presenting the story with the re-spect it rightfully deserves, but is often unfairly denied.
'Frank Borman, the Apollo 8 commander who made history with his Christmas TV broadcast as he and his crew made the first circuit of the Moon, strongly resisted having to take the 12-pound TV camera when it necessitated leaving behind some of their meals to save weight. That camera not only made TV stars of the crew but also convinced millions that they must rush out and buy a TV set. "I was very short-sighted," Borman confessed.' - Astronomy Now December 2010 "A book so rich in illustrations cannot be underrated for its usefulness to media scholars and historians."The DVD ...includes fantastic narrated slide shows and video clips, highly valuable material for a general audience & researchers alike." - Quest, Spring 2011
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