Engaging account of the people and events who have shaped the development of private spaceflight
Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the quest to develop a private space program by individuals and commercial enterprises in America and Russia.
Engaging account of the people and events who have shaped the development of private spaceflight.
"Humanity's first reusable spacecraft and the most complex machine ever built, NASA's Space Shuttle debuted with great promise and as a dependable source of wonder and national pride. But with the Challenger catastrophe in 1986, the whole Space Shuttle program came into question…
Humanity's first reusable spacecraft and the most complex machine ever built, NASA's Space Shuttle debuted with great promise and as a dependable source of wonder and national pride. But with the Challenger catastrophe in 1986, the whole Space Shuttle program came into question,…
Humanity's first reusable spacecraft and the most complex machine ever built, NASA's Space Shuttle debuted with great promise and as a dependable source of wonder and national pride. But with the Challenger catastrophe in 1986, the whole Space Shuttle program came into question,…
In October 1968, Donn Eisele flew with fellow astronauts Walt Cunningham and Wally Schirra into Earth orbit in Apollo 7. The first manned mission in the Apollo program and the first manned flight after a fire during a launch pad test killed three astronauts in early 1967, Apollo…
Offers a thorough and multifaceted account of the Apollo missions. The flight of Apollo 11 was a triumph of human endeavor, persistence, and technology, one of the greatest achievements in human history. This book begins with the mission that sent Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz"…
"Account of unmanned lunar and planetary exploration from the early 1970s to the early 1990s"-- "Infinity Beckoned illuminates a critical period of space history when humans dared an expansive leap into the inner solar system. With an irreverent and engaging style, Jay Gallenti…
The light of Earth: reflections on a life in space
by Worden, Al, French, Francis
fromOutward odyssey
"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"--
