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.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | University Press of Florida |
Disciplina |
629.450092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HansenJames R
CollinsMichael <1930-> |
Soggetto topico |
Astronauts - United States
Air pilots - United States Space flight to the moon |
ISBN | 0-8130-4281-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796759903321 |
Young John <1930-2018.> | ||
University Press of Florida | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | University Press of Florida |
Disciplina |
629.450092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HansenJames R
CollinsMichael <1930-> |
Soggetto topico |
Astronauts - United States
Air pilots - United States Space flight to the moon |
ISBN | 0-8130-4281-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810800303321 |
Young John <1930-2018.> | ||
University Press of Florida | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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