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5 produkter
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 …
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 …
Apollo Pilot
The Memoir of Astronaut Donn Eisele
Av Donn Eisele, Francis French
Inbunden, 2017
366 kr
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In October 1968 Donn Eisele flew with fellow astronauts Walt Cunningham and Wally Schirra into Earth orbit in Apollo 7. The first manned mission in the Apollo program and the first manned flight after a fire during a launch pad test killed three astronauts in early 1967, Apollo 7 helped restart …
Light of Earth
Reflections on a Life in Space
Inbunden, 2021
366 kr
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Apollo 15 command module pilot Al Worden was one of the highest-profile personalities among the Apollo astronauts, renowned for his outspokenness and potent views but also recognized as a warm and well-liked person who devoted much of his life after retiring from NASA to sharing his spaceflight …
Falling to Earth
An Apollo 15 Astronaut''s Journey to the Moon
E-bok, 2011
203 kr
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As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that humans have ever attempted. He spent six days orbiting the moon, including three days completely alone, the most isolated human in existence. …
