Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics – serie
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13 produkter
Through Astronaut Eyes
Photographing Early Human Spaceflight
Inbunden, 2020
381 kr
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Featuring over seventy images from the heroic age of space exploration, Through Astronaut Eyes presents the story of how human daring along with technological ingenuity allowed people to see the Earth and stars as they never had before. Photographs from the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs tell …
Spacewalker
My Journey in Space and Faith As NASA's Record-Setting Frequent Flyer
Av Jerry L. Ross, John Norberg
Häftad, 2017
274 kr
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From the age of ten, looking up at the stars, Jerry Ross knew that he wanted to journey into space. This autobiography tells the story of how he came not only to achieve that goal, but to become the most-launched astronaut in history, as well as a NASA veteran whose career spanned the entire US …
Calculated Risk
The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom
Häftad, 2018
229 kr
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Unlike other American astronauts, Virgil I. ""Gus""Grissom never had the chance to publish his memoirs. Killed along with his crewin a launch pad fire on January 27, 1967, Grissom also lost his chance to walkon the moon and return to describe his journey. Others went in his place. Thestories of the …
Dear Neil Armstrong
Letters to the First Man from All Mankind
Inbunden, 2019
422 kr
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In the years between the historic first moon landing by Apollo 11 on July 20,1969, and his death at age 82 on August 25, 2002, Neil Armstrong received hundreds of thousands of cards and letters from all over the world, congratulating him, praising him, requesting pictures and autographs, and asking …
British Imperial Air Power
The Royal Air Forces and the Defense of Australia and New Zealand Between the World Wars
Häftad, 2020
457 kr
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British Imperial Air Power examines the air defense of Australia and New Zealand during the interwar period. It also demonstrates the difficulty of applying new military aviation technology to the defense of the global Empire and provides insight into the nature of the political relationship …
Reluctant Icon
Letters to Neil Armstrong
Häftad, 2020
318 kr
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Artfully curated by James R. Hansen, A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong is a companion volume to Dear Neil Armstrong: Letters to the First Man from All Mankind, collecting hundreds more letters Armstrong received after first stepping on the moon until his death in 2012. Providing context …
In Their Own Words
Forgotten Women Pilots of Early Aviation
Av Fred Erisman
Häftad, 2021
500 kr
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Amelia Earhart's prominence in American aviation during the 1930s obscures a crucial point: she was but one of a closely knit community of women pilots. Although the women were well known in the profession and widely publicized in the press at the time, they are largely overlooked today. Like …
John Houbolt
The Unsung Hero of the Apollo Moon Landings
Häftad, 2022
285 kr
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In May 1961, President Kennedy announced that the United States would attempt to land a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth before the end of that decade. Yet NASA did not have a specific plan for how to accomplish that goal. Over the next fourteen months, NASA vigorously debated …
Sky Above
An Astronaut's Memoir of Adventure, Persistence, and Faith
Inbunden, 2022
334 kr
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Looking up at the stars at the age of ten, John Casper dreamed of being a space explorer. The Sky Above tells how persistence and determination led to flying in space, after serving the nation as a combat fighter pilot and test pilot. Despite life-threatening experiences and failures, his spiritual …
Photographing America's First Astronauts
Project Mercury Through the Lens of Bill Taub
Av J.L. Pickering, John Bisney
Inbunden, 2023
495 kr
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Featuring more than 600 photos, Photographing America's First Astronauts: Project Mercury Through the Lens of Bill Taub is the most complete photographic account of Project Mercury ever published. Previous Project Mercury books largely have relied on the relatively limited number of photos released …
Inside Mission Control
My Time During NASA's Shuttle Era
Av Wayne Hale
Inbunden, 2026
392 kr
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NASA's Space Shuttle era lasted from 1972 to 2011, a nearly forty-year window that coincided with Wayne Hale's thirty-two-year career with NASA. During that time, he was a flight controller, flight director, and finally head of the Space Shuttle program. Hale held a role in every aspect of the …
Sky Above
An Astronaut's Memoir of Adventure, Persistence, and Faith
Inbunden, 2026
392 kr
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Looking up at the stars at the age of ten, John Casper dreamed of being a space explorer. The Sky Above tells how persistence and determination led to flying in space, after serving the nation as a combat fighter pilot and test pilot. Despite life-threatening experiences and failures, his spiritual …
Spacewalker
My Journey in Space and Faith As NASA’s Record-Setting Frequent Flyer
Av Jerry L. Ross, John Norberg
Inbunden, 2013
363 kr
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From the age of ten, looking up at the stars, Jerry Ross knew that he wanted to journey into space. This autobiography tells the story of how he came not only to achieve that goal, but to become the most-launched astronaut in history, as well as a NASA veteran whose career spanned the entire US …
