Astronomer Eric M. Jones began developing the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal in 1988 after an 'epiphany' while visiting Johnson Space Center.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by NASA's official history page and Eric Jones' own first-person account, plus an independent encyclopedia source. The word 'epiphany' traces to NASA's characterization, but core facts (1988, Johnson Space Center, astronomer background) are independently corroborated.
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)