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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| 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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| Pubblicazione: | University Press of Florida |
| Disciplina: | 629.450092 |
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| Soggetto topico: | Astronauts - United States |
| Air pilots - United States | |
| Space flight to the moon | |
| Altri autori: |
HansenJames R
CollinsMichael <1930->
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| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The autobiography of astronaut John Young. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Forever Young |
| ISBN: | 0-8130-4281-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910796759903321 |
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