In Their Own Words: Conversations With the Astronauts and Men Who Led America's Journey into Space and to the Moon (SIGNED)

Sacknoff, Scott (editor)

ISBN 10: 1887022112 / ISBN 13: 9781887022118

Published by Space Pubns, USA, 2003

About this Item

1st Edition/1st Printing softcover. SIGNED by Scott Sacknoff on title page (signature only). some pages were dogearred. 149 pages.

Seller Inventory # 037895

Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Their Own Words: Conversations With the Astronauts and Men Who Led America's Journey into Space and to the Moon (SIGNED)
• Publisher: Space Pubns, USA
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1887022112
• ISBN 13: 9781887022118
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Editor

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Synopsis

Originally published in the journal Quest: the history of spaceflight , these 12 interviews with both astronauts and the men behind the scenes describe the early days of the space program and the moon landings of the 1960s. Robert Goddard recounts a test flight of one of his rockets, Jim Lovell reflects on the historic Apollo 13 mission, and Gen. Bernard Schriever explains the military's early role in space. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Reviews

Adult/High School-A collection of interviews and recollections from Quest, a quarterly journal of the space program. Relaxed, first-person accounts by scientists, astronauts, ground crew, and others lend a sense of immediacy to their experiences and insights. Readers look over Robert Goddard's shoulder as he successfully tests a new rocket model in 1940 and reminds himself that there are still many practical problems to be solved before flights beyond the atmosphere can be possible. Astronauts travel to the Moon, experience its dangers and wonders, and survive crises, including Apollo 13. General Bernard Schriever offers a lucid history of the relationship of the space program to the military. The personable Scott Grissom shares what it was like to grow up the son of an astronaut, and has some interesting comments on Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff. From Ground Control, Guenter Wendt gives a colorful view of crisis management, morale, and practical jokes. Walter Cronkite focuses on TV news coverage of the space program. Together, the chapters give readers a sense of the complexity of the undertaking and the values that have kept the space effort alive through hard times. Providing interesting primary-source material from a wide range of perspectives, the book will appeal to casual readers as well as to history students and confirmed space-program buffs.
Christine C. Menefee, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
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