| Description |
viii, 415 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
The autobiography of astronaut John Young. |
| Subject |
Young, John, 1930-2018
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Astronauts -- United States -- Biography.
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Air pilots -- United States -- Biography.
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Space flight to the moon.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Hansen, James R.
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Collins, Michael, 1930-2021
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| ISBN |
9780813042091 alkaline paper |
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0813042097 alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
40021346718 |
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