New Book Reveals Untold Stories of Apollo 11

New Book Reveals Untold Stories of the First Moon Landing

(Leawood, KS, November 2, 2007) Nearly four decades ago Neil Armstrong
and Buzz Aldrin left mementos on the ancient lunar soil of the Sea of
Tranquility. Among these was a tiny, fragile silicon disc with
microscopic messages of goodwill from 73 world leaders.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin recollects, "Neil Armstrong and I almost forgot
to leave the silicon disc on the Moon. But no one should forget the
wonderful messages beautifully portrayed in author Tahir Rahman's new
book- We Came In Peace For All Mankind: The Untold Story Of The Apollo
11 Silicon Disc (Leathers Publishing, 2007). The disc will last on the
lunar surface for thousands of years."

Lost in the excitement of the time, the disc has gone unread- until
now. The 1969 messages came from world leaders such as Queen Elizabeth
II, Indira Gandhi, and the Shah of Iran. Rahman spotlights the
historical importance of the time capsule and shares the messages of
peace and hope in a bold and exciting way. One such message from Eric
Williams, the 1969 Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago warned, "It
is our earnest hope for mankind that while we gain the Moon, we shall
not lose the world."

The book traces the history of the disc's development and includes a
library of all the messages in their native script, such as Chinese,
Arabic and Hebrew. There is an ornate framed message from the
Vatican's Pope Paul VI. There are many other untold ceremonial events
which took place during the mission, including a private communion
that Aldrin partook in with a tiny vial of wine.

The highly praised book is available from: www.silicondisc.com,
Leather's Publishing (913) 498-2625, Amazon and Barnes and Noble. ISBN
9781585974412, $65, hard cover with dust jacket, illustrated, rare
photos, 312 pages.

Tahir Rahman, author
www.silicondisc.com