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Paper Astronaut

The Paper Spacecraft Mission Manual

Paper Astronaut( )
Author: Cezzar, Juliette
Foreword by: Aldrin, Buzz
ISBN:978-0-7893-1881-7
Publication Date:Sep 2009
Publisher:Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $49.99
Book Description:

From the creator of Paper Pilot and Paper Captain, Paper Astronaut is a beautifully illustrated voyage into deep space, combining stunning archival photographs and colorful technical drawings with expertly designed die-cut models that readers can actually cut out and assemble. Published for the fortieth anniversary of the moon landing in 1969--and introduced by Buzz Aldrin--the book includes histories of twenty feats of aeronautic engineering drawn from half a century of space programs...
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Book Details
Pages:208
Detailed Subjects: Crafts & Hobbies / Papercrafts
Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):20.371 x 25.4 x 2.21 cm
Book Weight:0.827 Kilograms
Author Biography
Cezzar, Juliette (Author)
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin was born in Montclair, New Jersey, on January 20, 1930. After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelors of Science in mechanical engineering, he completed U.S. Air Force pilot training in 1952 and flew over 60 combat missions during the Korean War. He received a Doctorate of Science in Astronautics from MIT. In 1963 NASA selected him as an astronaut. He served as backup pilot of the Gemini IX and as pilot for Gemini XII in 1966. He was made backup command module pilot for Apollo VIII and lunar module pilot for Apollo XI, the most famous flight in space history, which landed on the moon July 20, 1969.

Aldrin was the second man to walk on the moon; Neil Armstrong, the first man, beat Aldrin by just 15 minutes. He completed his Air Force career as commandant of the Aerospace Research Pilot School, retiring from the Air Force in 1972. Since then he has served as a consultant and has written several books including Reaching for the Moon, Look to the Stars, The Return, Encounter with Tiber, Men from Earth, and Return to Earth.

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