Voice of America Interview Brings Calls from Around World
WASHINGTON D.C. April 22, 2002--Phaeton leader Dr. David West Reynolds appeared on Voice of America's "Talk to America," the highlight of a Washington media tour for Reynolds' new book APOLLO: The Epic Journey To The Moon. During an hour-long show Reynolds fielded live calls from many nations including Nigeria, South Africa, China, Croatia, New Zealand, Kenya, England, and Australia. The Nigerian caller had stayed up until 4 a.m. local time to speak to Reynolds. This was Reynolds' first appearance on VOA, America's national radio and TV station, which is transmitted throughout the world.
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NEW YORK April 2002--Phaeton Group is pleased to announce a new illustrated history of the Apollo Moon landing program, written by Dr. David West Reynolds and published May 2002 by Harcourt. Reynolds spent a year researching and writing APOLLO, sifting through NASA archives and personally examining the surviving artifacts of America's Moon odyssey. "I set out to create the Apollo book I always wanted to see," Reynolds says. Apollo: The Epic Journey To The Moon has been handsomely supported by publisher Harcourt. Apollo book
Phaeton at the Movies
Reynolds Publishes New Star Wars Book
SAN FRANCISCO April 2002--Phaeton's busy director has a new Star Wars hardcover in the stores, tied to the latest installment in director George Lucas' cinematic saga. Amazon.com says that this book "marks the return of fan-favorite Dr. David West Reynolds as author." Aw shucks, you guys. Reynolds designed and commissioned special props for this project, including space creatures and high-tech "holocrons." The props were built by some of the best artists at Industrial Light & Magic, and photographed for the book by Phaeton's very own imagery wizard Alex Ivanov. Star Wars: Episode II Visual Dictionary at Amazon
Astronautics Conference
Reynolds Speaks at AIAA in Washington
WASHINGTON D.C. April 21, 2002--At the invitation of NASA, our Dr. David West Reynolds served as a speaker at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics conference today. Following a presentation by NASA Chief Historian Roger Launius, Reynolds spoke about his new Apollo book, on a panel entitled "Spaceflight in Art and Literature." Other speakers on the panel were old friends and acquaintances, including Fred Ordway, who designed the spacecraft for 2001: A Space Odyssey, and noted space artist Ron Miller.
