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Worden Al <1932-2020, > |
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Titolo |
The light of Earth : reflections on a life in space / / Al Worden, with Francis French ; foreword by Dee O'Hara |
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Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight |
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Soggetti |
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Manned space flight - United States - History |
Astronauts - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- 1. The Unmaking of an Ex-Astronaut -- 2. Doing Well -- 3. Enemies to Allies -- 4. The Twelve -- 5. The Other Twelve -- 6. Earth Views -- 7. The Hoax of the Moon Hoax -- 8. I Never Liked the Space Shuttle -- 9. So You Want to Be an Astronaut -- 10. Thoughts after a Moon Voyage -- 11. Risk and Death -- 12. The Point of the Space Program -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Coauthored with spaceflight historian Francis French, "The Light of Earth" is Al Worden's wide-ranging look at the greatest-ever scientific undertaking, in which he was privileged to be a leading participant"-- |
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