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UNINA9910810800303321 |
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Autore |
Young John <1930-2018.> |
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Titolo |
Forever Young : a life of adventure in air and space / / John W. Young with James R. Hansen ; foreword by Michael Collins |
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University Press of Florida |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HansenJames R |
CollinsMichael <1930-> |
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Soggetti |
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Astronauts - United States |
Air pilots - United States |
Space flight to the moon |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue: "Go" or "no-go" -- Part I: A flying career -- 1. From Cartersville to Georgia Tech -- 2. Gunnery officer to naval aviator -- 3. Fighter pilot to test pilot -- 4. Pax River -- Part II: Into orbit -- 5. The new nine and Project Gemini -- 6. Countdown -- 7. Three orbits -- 8. Dual rendezvous -- Part 3: Lunar journeys -- 9. From a fire to the moon -- 10. Call sign Charlie Brown -- 11. From tranquility to a lost moon -- 12. To the Descartes Highlands -- 13. In the briar patch -- 14. The end of moon landings -- Part III: The shuttle era -- 15. Enterprise -- 16. "The boldest test flight in history" -- 17. Advent of the "operational" shuttle -- 18. A steep spiral staircase -- 19. The Challenger disaster -- 20. A mountain of memos -- 21. "The next logical step -- 22. On a wing and a prayer -- Epilogue: When worlds collide. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The autobiography of astronaut John Young. |
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