welcoming jeffrey kluger. [applause] >> thank you. >> so i mentioned the book "lost moon. " you wrote it in 1994. it's been some time. you do write about space in "time" magazine quite a bit, but storyline, that exciting moment at this point in time? >> the apollo 13 or the apollo 8? >> the apollo 8 book. >> a lot of it came from someone in the audience today, jill, my young adult book editor who has a great book of her own out. she and i were having lunch one day speaking about great yarns, great yarns that could work for kids and work for adults. and the story of apollo 8 came up. and my feeling had always been and has always been that when the great tale of american history, american space history is written, it will be apollos 8, 11 and 13 that are the true benchmark missions. we all know why 11, first footprints on the moon, apollo 13 was the great tale of survival, but apollo 8 was the first time human beings left the gravity field of earth. we have lived for our entire existence as a species at the bott

join me in thanking jeffrey kluger for joining us.[applause] it be that you are inclined and interested he will be signing books just outside the gallery. thank you for joining us. have a good afternoon. [applause] [inaudible conversations] apollo white has always been my favorite. i back. >> thank you for coming today. your talk was wonderful. >> i really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> if you can do it on that page. [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> thank you. >> i haven't bought my book yet. i will pay for it after you sign it. i work with jim lovell. he's donating his book. >> i'm going to see jim in a couple of weeks when i'm out at -- [inaudible] >> wonderful. i hope he comes and visits here again. >> a pleasure. >> thank you so much. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> hello, my dear. >> how are you? i completely forgot as is will i would have a copy that you sign for me. [inaudible conversations] >> i hope i didn't embarrass you. >> no. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible co