LEADER 02654nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910452006703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-09214-2 010 $a9786611092146 010 $a0-8032-0984-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000476924 035 $a(EBL)313319 035 $a(OCoLC)476102033 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000177963 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11156302 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177963 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10218282 035 $a(PQKB)10739686 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC313319 035 $a(OCoLC)182559769 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse11610 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL313319 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10202582 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL109214 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000476924 100 $a20061226d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIn the shadow of the moon$b[electronic resource] $ea challenging journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969 /$fFrancis French and Colin Burgess ; with a foreword by Walter Cunningham 210 $aLincoln $cUniversity of Nebraska Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (448 p.) 225 1 $aOutward odyssey 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8032-1128-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [413]-425). 327 $aContents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Gemini Raises the Bar; 2. A Rendezvous in Space; 3. The Ballet of Weightlessness; 4. The Risk Stuff; 5. The Astronaut Enigma; 6. Starting Over; 7. Leaving the Good Earth; 8. A Test Pilot's Dream; 9. The Highest Mountain; Epilogue; References 330 $aTells the story of the exciting and challenging years in space flight, with two superpowers engaged in a titanic struggle to land one of their own people on the moon. This book explores the inspirations, ambitions, personalities, and experiences of the select few whose driving ambition was to fly to the moon. 410 0$aOutward odyssey. 606 $aSpace flight to the moon 606 $aAstronautics$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSpace race$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSpace flight to the moon. 615 0$aAstronautics$xHistory 615 0$aSpace race$xHistory. 676 $a629.45/4 700 $aFrench$b Francis$01057488 701 $aBurgess$b Colin$f1947-$0761860 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452006703321 996 $aIn the shadow of the moon$92492828 997 $aUNINA