Colin Burgess is the author of several books on spaceflight, including Faith 7: L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., and the Final Mercury Mission;¿Footprints in the Dust: The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969–1975 (Nebraska, 2010);¿and Teacher in Space: Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger Legacy (Nebraska, 2000). Don Thomas was a NASA mission specialist on missions STS-65, STS-70, STS-83, and STS-94. ¿
Colin Burgess is the author of several books on spaceflight, including Faith 7: L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., and the Final Mercury Mission;¿Footprints in the Dust: The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969–1975 (Nebraska, 2010);¿and Teacher in Space: Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger Legacy (Nebraska, 2000). Don Thomas was a NASA mission specialist on missions STS-65, STS-70, STS-83, and STS-94. ¿Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Colin Burgess is the author of several books on spaceflight, including Faith 7: L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., and the Final Mercury Mission; Footprints in the Dust: The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969–1975 (Nebraska, 2010); and Teacher in Space: Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger Legacy (Nebraska, 2000). Don Thomas was a NASA mission specialist on missions STS-65, STS-70, STS-83, and STS-94.
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List of Illustrations List of Tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Prologue: End of a Spaceflight Dream 1. Losing the Moon: Apollo, the Abandoned Missions 2. Earthbound Astronaut: Scientist-Astronaut Duane “Doc” Graveline 3. Born beneath the Southern Cross: NASA’s Group 6 Astronaut Philip K. Chapman 4. Svetlana’s Story: Russia’s Journalist-in-Space Program and Cosmonaut-Journalist Svetlana Omelchenko 5. Unfulfilled Ambitions: Lt. Cdr. Stephen D. Thorne, USN 6. The Greatest Gesture: Oceanographer Robert E. Stevenson 7. Test Pilot and Ex-Astronaut: Group 5 Astronaut Lt. Cdr. John S. Bull, USN 8. An Indonesian Flag in Space: Payload Specialist Pratiwi Sudarmono 9. Countdown to Skynet: Britain’s First Astronaut Candidates 10. Patience, Persistence, and Guts: The Extraordinary Story of Frank K. Ellis 11. Vostok Lady: Pilot and Parachutist Marina Popovich 12. With Stars in Her Eyes: Group 19 Mission Specialist Patricia Hilliard Robertson 13. New Hampshire to the New Frontier: Payload Specialist Candidate Robert J. Wood 14. Argentina’s Only Astronaut: Fernando (Frank) Caldeiro Epilogue: A Personal Reflection Sources Index
List of Illustrations List of Tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Prologue: End of a Spaceflight Dream 1. Losing the Moon: Apollo, the Abandoned Missions 2. Earthbound Astronaut: Scientist-Astronaut Duane “Doc” Graveline 3. Born beneath the Southern Cross: NASA’s Group 6 Astronaut Philip K. Chapman 4. Svetlana’s Story: Russia’s Journalist-in-Space Program and Cosmonaut-Journalist Svetlana Omelchenko 5. Unfulfilled Ambitions: Lt. Cdr. Stephen D. Thorne, USN 6. The Greatest Gesture: Oceanographer Robert E. Stevenson 7. Test Pilot and Ex-Astronaut: Group 5 Astronaut Lt. Cdr. John S. Bull, USN 8. An Indonesian Flag in Space: Payload Specialist Pratiwi Sudarmono 9. Countdown to Skynet: Britain’s First Astronaut Candidates 10. Patience, Persistence, and Guts: The Extraordinary Story of Frank K. Ellis 11. Vostok Lady: Pilot and Parachutist Marina Popovich 12. With Stars in Her Eyes: Group 19 Mission Specialist Patricia Hilliard Robertson 13. New Hampshire to the New Frontier: Payload Specialist Candidate Robert J. Wood 14. Argentina’s Only Astronaut: Fernando (Frank) Caldeiro Epilogue: A Personal Reflection Sources Index
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