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53 produkter
NASA's Scientist-Astronauts
Av Shayler David, Colin Burgess m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
457 kr
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Mounting pressure in the early 1960s from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to study ways of expanding the role of astronauts to conduct science on future space missions led to NASA’s conclusion that flying scientifically trained crewmembers would generate greater returns from each mission. …
Animals in Space
From Research Rockets to the Space Shuttle
Häftad, 2007
607 kr
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Many readers will doubtless be astonished to learn that animals were being fired aloft in U.S. and Soviet research rockets in the late 1940s. In fact most people not only believe that the Russian space dog Laika was the first canine to be launched into space, but also that the high-profile, …
NASA's Scientist-Astronauts
Av Colin Burgess, Shayler David
E-bok, 2007
652 kr
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Mounting pressure in the early 1960s from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to study ways of expanding the role of astronauts to conduct science on future space missions led to NASA’s conclusion that flying scientifically trained crewmembers would generate greater returns from each mission. …
Animals in Space
From Research Rockets to the Space Shuttle
E-bok, 2007
864 kr
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Many readers will doubtless be astonished to learn that animals were being fired aloft in U.S. and Soviet research rockets in the late 1940s. In fact most people not only believe that the Russian space dog Laika was the first canine to be launched into space, but also that the high-profile, …
First Soviet Cosmonaut Team
Their Lives and Legacies
Häftad, 2008
457 kr
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The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team will relate who these men were and offer far more extensive background stories, in addition to those of the more familiar names of early Soviet space explorers from that group. Many previously-unpublished photographs of these “missing” candidates will also be …
First Soviet Cosmonaut Team
Their Lives and Legacies
E-bok, 2009
657 kr
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The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team will relate who these men were and offer far more extensive background stories, in addition to those of the more familiar names of early Soviet space explorers from that group. Many previously-unpublished photographs of these “missing” candidates will also be …
Into That Silent Sea
Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965
Av Francis French, Colin Burgess
Häftad, 2009
256 kr
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It was a time of bold new technology, historic moments, and international jousting on the final frontier. But it was also a time of human drama, of moments less public but no less dramatic in the lives of those who made the golden age of space flight happen. These are the moments and the lives that …
Footprints in the Dust
The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969-1975
Inbunden, 2010
421 kr
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Following the fortieth anniversary of Apollo 11, as NASA prepares to return astronauts to the moon, Footprints in the Dust offers a thorough, engrossing, and multifaceted account of the Apollo missions. The flight of Apollo 11 was a triumph of human endeavor, persistence, and technology, one of the …
In the Shadow of the Moon
A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969
Av Francis French, Colin Burgess
Häftad, 2010
277 kr
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In the Shadow of the Moon tells the story of the most exciting and challenging years in spaceflight, with two superpowers engaged in a titanic struggle to land one of their own people on the moon. Drawing on interviews with astronauts, cosmonauts, their families, technicians, and scientists, as …
Fallen Astronauts
Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon
Av Colin Burgess, Kate Doolan m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
294 kr
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Near the end of the Apollo 15 mission, David Scott and fellow moonwalker James Irwin conducted a secret ceremony unsanctioned by NASA: they placed on the lunar soil a small tin figurine called "The Fallen Astronaut," along with a plaque bearing a list of names. This book enriches the saga of …
Fallen Astronauts
Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon, Revised Edition
Inbunden, 2016
440 kr
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Near the end of the Apollo 15 mission, David Scott and fellow moonwalker James Irwin conducted a secret ceremony unsanctioned by NASA: they placed on the lunar soil a small tin figurine called The Fallen Astronaut, along with a plaque bearing a list of names. By telling the stories of those sixteen …
Bronze Age Hoards
Some Finds Old and New
Av Colin Burgess, David Coombs
Häftad, 1979
935 kr
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Enclosures and Defences in the Neolithic of Western Europe, Part i
Av Colin Burgess, Peter Topping m. fl.
Häftad, 1988
399 kr
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Enclosures and Defences in the Neolithic of Western Europe, Part ii
Av Colin Burgess, Peter Topping m. fl.
Häftad, 1988
399 kr
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Selecting the Mercury Seven
The Search for America's First Astronauts
Häftad, 2011
657 kr
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The names of the seven Mercury astronauts were announced in April 1959 amid a flurry of publicity and patriotism. This work provides biographical details of all thirty-two finalists for the seven coveted places as America's pioneering astronauts. All of the candidates were among the nation's elite …
Selecting the Mercury Seven
The Search for America''s First Astronauts
E-bok, 2011
929 kr
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The names of the seven Mercury astronauts were announced in April 1959 amid a flurry of publicity and patriotism. This work provides biographical details of all thirty-two finalists for the seven coveted places as America''s pioneering astronauts. All of the candidates were among the nation''s …
Moon Bound
Choosing and Preparing NASA's Lunar Astronauts
Häftad, 2013
498 kr
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Often lost in the shadow of the first group of astronauts for the Mercury missions, the second and third groups included the leading figures for NASA's activities for the following two decades. “Moon Bound” complements the author’s recently published work, “Selecting the Mercury Seven” (2011), …
Moon Bound
Choosing and Preparing NASA''s Lunar Astronauts
E-bok, 2013
652 kr
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Often lost in the shadow of the first group of astronauts for the Mercury missions, the second and third groups included the leading figures for NASA''s activities for the following two decades. “Moon Bound” complements the author’s recently published work, “Selecting the Mercury Seven” (2011), …
Shattered Dreams
The Lost and Canceled Space Missions
Inbunden, 2019
396 kr
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Shattered Dreams delves into the personal stories and recollections of several men and women who were in line to fly a specific or future space mission but lost that opportunity due to personal reasons, mission cancellations, or even tragedies. While some of the subjects are familiar names in …
Teacher in Space
Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger Legacy
Häftad, 2020
291 kr
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This newly revised edition of Teacher in Space tells the story of how McAuliffe graduated from her role as a much-loved high school teacher to occupying a seat on the veteran orbiter’s tenth and last flight into space.On January 28, 1986, NASA space shuttle orbiter Challenger lifted off into the …
Diggers of Colditz
The classic Australian POW story about escape from the inescapable
E-bok, 2019
164 kr
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Colditz Castle was Nazi Germany’s infamous ‘escape-proof’ wartime prison, where hundreds of the most determined and resourceful Allied prisoners were sent. Despite having more guards than inmates, Australian Lieutenant Jack Champ and other prisoners tirelessly carried out their campaign to escape …
Diggers of Colditz
The classic Australian POW story about escape from the inescapable
Ljudbok, 2019
285 kr
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Colditz Castle was Nazi Germany’s infamous ‘escape-proof’ wartime prison, where hundreds of the most determined and resourceful Allied prisoners were sent. Despite having more guards than inmates, Australian Lieutenant Jack Champ and other prisoners tirelessly carried out their campaign to escape …
Australia's Greatest Escapes
Gripping tales of wartime bravery
E-bok, 2020
173 kr
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Australia's greatest escape stories from two world wars Australia’s Greatest Escapes is a collection of stories about the most hazardous aspect of the prisoner of war experience – escape. Here is all the adventure, suspense and courage of ordinary Australians who defied their captors; men who …
Australia's Greatest Escapes
Gripping tales of wartime bravery
Ljudbok, 2020
398 kr
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Australia's greatest escape stories from two world wars Australia’s Greatest Escapes is a collection of stories about the most hazardous aspect of the prisoner of war experience – escape. Here is all the adventure, suspense and courage of ordinary Australians who defied their captors; men who …
Australia's Dambusters
Flying into Hell with 617 Squadron
E-bok, 2021
163 kr
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A truly comprehensive account of 617 Squadron, RAF, who carried out one of the most dangerous and audacious aerial bombing raids of World War II. It was the evening of 16 May 1943. Nineteen modified Lancaster bombers from 617 Squadron RAF, under the command of youthful Wing Commander Guy Gibson, …
Australia's Dambusters
Flying into Hell with 617 Squadron
Ljudbok, 2021
382 kr
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A truly comprehensive account of 617 Squadron, RAF, who carried out one of the most dangerous and audacious aerial bombing raids of World War II. It was the evening of 16 May 1943. Nineteen modified Lancaster bombers from 617 Squadron RAF, under the command of youthful Wing Commander Guy Gibson, …
Destination Buchenwald
The astonishing survival story of Australian and New Zealand airmen in a Nazi death camp
E-bok, 2022
199 kr
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The harrowing story of the Allied airmen who experienced the true horrors of Nazism firsthand. It was the summer of 1944 as liberating Allied forces surged towards Paris following the D-Day landings. For a large group of downed airmen being held in that city’s infamous Fresnes Prison, they were …
Destination Buchenwald
The astonishing survival story of Australian and New Zealand airmen in a Nazi death camp
Ljudbok, 2022
367 kr
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The harrowing story of the Allied airmen who experienced the true horrors of Nazism firsthand. It was the summer of 1944 as liberating Allied forces surged towards Paris following the D-Day landings. For a large group of downed airmen being held in that city’s infamous Fresnes Prison, they were …
Sisters in Captivity
Sister Betty Jeffrey OAM and the courageous story of Australian Army nurses in Sumatra, 1942–1945
E-bok, 2023
161 kr
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The incredible account of Sister Betty Jeffrey OAM and the Australian war nurses who survived the bombing of evacuation ship SS Vyner Brooke in February 1942, and subsequently spent three years in Japanese prison camps in Sumatra. During those perilous years surviving in squalid conditions, Sister …
