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In the shadow of the moon : a challenging journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969 / / Francis French and Colin Burgess ; with a foreword by Walter Cunningham



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Autore: French Francis Visualizza persona
Titolo: In the shadow of the moon : a challenging journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969 / / Francis French and Colin Burgess ; with a foreword by Walter Cunningham Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2007
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (448 p.)
Disciplina: 629.45/4
Soggetto topico: Space flight to the moon
Astronautics - United States - History - 20th century
Space race - History
Altri autori: BurgessColin <1947->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [413]-425).
Nota di contenuto: Contents; 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
Sommario/riassunto: Tells 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.
Titolo autorizzato: In the shadow of the moon  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-09214-2
9786611092146
0-8032-0984-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910823232903321
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Serie: Outward odyssey.