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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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Pubblicazione: | Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2021] |
©2021 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource |
Disciplina: | 629.450092 |
Soggetto topico: | Manned space flight - United States - History |
Astronauts - United States | |
Persona (resp. second.): | FrenchFrancis |
O'HaraDee | |
Note generali: | Includes index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | "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"-- |
Titolo autorizzato: | The light of Earth ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-4962-2964-9 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910795245203321 |
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