Astronomer Eric M. Jones began developing the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal in 1988 after an 'epiphany' while visiting Johnson Space Center.
Sources
- Engineering Aspects of Apollo (nasa.gov)
- https://apollojournals.org/alsj/emj.html (apollojournals.org)
- https://www.honeysucklecreek.net/space_people/eric_jones.html (honeysucklecreek.net)
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