Forever Young : a life of adventure in air and space / / John W. Young with James R. Hansen ; foreword by Michael Collins

• Autore: Young John <1930-2018.>
• Pubblicazione: University Press of Florida
• Disciplina: 629.450092; B
• Soggetto topico: Astronauts - United States; Air pilots - United States; Space flight to the moon
• Altri autori: HansenJames R CollinsMichael <1930->
• 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.: 9910810800303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II