How NASA Learned to Fly in Space An Exciting Account of the Gemini Missions |
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Author:
| Harland, David M. |
Series title: | Apogee Books Space Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-894959-07-0 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2004 |
Publisher: | Collector's Guide Publishing, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Apogee Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $25.95 |
Book Description:
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NASA learned to fly in space in a time when the agency was young and lean, and had an explicit mandate of staggering audacity set against a tight deadline; in a time when the agency readily accepted risk, and made momentous decisions 'on the run'; in a time when a rendezvous was a major objective of a mission, in a time when opening the hatch and ......
NASA learned to fly in space in a time when the agency was young and lean, and had an explicit mandate of staggering audacity set against a tight deadline; in a time when the agency readily accepted risk, and made momentous decisions 'on the run'; in a time when a rendezvous was a major objective of a mission, in a time when opening the hatch and ......