Together, [Spaceshots and Snapshots of Projects Mercury and Gemini and Moonshots and Snapshots of Project Apollo] are a treat for any space buff and, for the true believers, a reminder that even greater journeys may lie just ahead.--American Scientist

In resurrecting many obscure photos the authors have provided a valuable, and highly desirable, compendium of outstanding pictures from an age when each flight saw the release of perhaps fewer than one-hundred stock shots.--Spaceflight

In resurrecting many obscure photos the authors have provided a valuable, and highly desirable, compendium of outstanding pictures from an age when each flight saw the release of perhaps fewer than one-hundred stock shots.--Spaceflight

The visual narrative employed by the authors reminds us not only of the sublimity of astronaut photography, but also the thousands of people who made spaceflight possible.--Quest

From a space enthusiast's perspective, Pickering's book feeds an interest in the 'not-so-common' NASA image that everyone has seen before.--The Pantagraph

An enjoyable book, offering a different look at familiar missions.--The Space Review

The value of this collection is enhanced many times over by the exhaustive research that has gone into providing informative and accurate captions for each picture.--The Observatory

A wonderful collection of rarely seen photographs that true space buffs will enjoy. The captions are worth their weight in space-fact gold. --Richard W. Orloff, coauthor of Apollo: The Definitive Sourcebook

If you think you've seen every cool photo from the pioneering days of NASA, think again! J. L. Pickering and John Bisney have combed the archives . . . to create an extraordinary visual record that will delight and surprise even the most hard-core space enthusiast.-- Andrew Chaikin, author of A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts