Adrian Buckley is a renowned graphic artist, whose previous book for children, An Igloo on the Moon: Exploring Architecture, won wide critical acclaim. David Jenkins is an author who ranges across disciplines. This is his second book for children. His first, An Igloo on the Moon: Exploring Architecture, won the DAM Architectural Book Award 2015. David Jenkins was senior curator of the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. He has written numerous books and articles on aspects of Welsh maritime and transport history and is also a frequent broadcaster on these topics.

Gr 2-4-Jenkins and Buckley bring their expertise in art and architecture to this retelling of the Apollo 11 mission... Jenkins, an architect, provides readers with details of the engineering involved in creating the vessel... Readers will gain an appreciation for how delicate this mission was... successfully mixes the realism of photography with a 20th-century newspaper vibe... This fast, exciting read is sure to resonate with budding explorers and is an artful addition to robust science collections.--School Library Journal