Sky Above
portes grátis
Sky Above
An Astronaut's Memoir of Adventure, Persistence, and Faith
Casper, John Howard
Purdue University Press
04/2022
312
Dura
Inglês
9781612497167
15 a 20 dias
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Part I
1. A Lesson in Courage
2. My Crazy Dream
3. First Adventures
4. Ramblin' Wrecks, Falcons, and Boilermakers
Part II
5. Tweets, Talons, and Super Sabres
6. Combat with the Lucky Devils
7. Cold War Fighter Pilot
8. Experimental Test Pilot
9. Life in the Puzzle Palace
Part III
10. Challenger and Return to Flight
11. Space Shuttle Rookie
12. Space Shuttle Commander
13. Microgravity Lab
14. Saving the Space Station
15. A Four-Rendezvous Flight
Part IV
16. Safety Director
17. The Unthinkable Happens
18. Return to Flight . . . Again
19. First Test Flight of Orion
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Aircraft and Spacecraft Flown
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
About the Author
1. A Lesson in Courage
2. My Crazy Dream
3. First Adventures
4. Ramblin' Wrecks, Falcons, and Boilermakers
Part II
5. Tweets, Talons, and Super Sabres
6. Combat with the Lucky Devils
7. Cold War Fighter Pilot
8. Experimental Test Pilot
9. Life in the Puzzle Palace
Part III
10. Challenger and Return to Flight
11. Space Shuttle Rookie
12. Space Shuttle Commander
13. Microgravity Lab
14. Saving the Space Station
15. A Four-Rendezvous Flight
Part IV
16. Safety Director
17. The Unthinkable Happens
18. Return to Flight . . . Again
19. First Test Flight of Orion
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Aircraft and Spacecraft Flown
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
About the Author
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adventure; persistence; faith; astronaut; Space Shuttle; International Space Station; human spaceflight; fighter pilot; test pilot; moon landings; moon base; humans on Mars; Challenger disaster; Columbia accident; Shuttle-Mir program; Vietnam air war; Vietnam POWs; recovering from failure; overcoming adversity; NASA; aviation; military; Christianity; US Air Force
Part I
1. A Lesson in Courage
2. My Crazy Dream
3. First Adventures
4. Ramblin' Wrecks, Falcons, and Boilermakers
Part II
5. Tweets, Talons, and Super Sabres
6. Combat with the Lucky Devils
7. Cold War Fighter Pilot
8. Experimental Test Pilot
9. Life in the Puzzle Palace
Part III
10. Challenger and Return to Flight
11. Space Shuttle Rookie
12. Space Shuttle Commander
13. Microgravity Lab
14. Saving the Space Station
15. A Four-Rendezvous Flight
Part IV
16. Safety Director
17. The Unthinkable Happens
18. Return to Flight . . . Again
19. First Test Flight of Orion
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Aircraft and Spacecraft Flown
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
About the Author
1. A Lesson in Courage
2. My Crazy Dream
3. First Adventures
4. Ramblin' Wrecks, Falcons, and Boilermakers
Part II
5. Tweets, Talons, and Super Sabres
6. Combat with the Lucky Devils
7. Cold War Fighter Pilot
8. Experimental Test Pilot
9. Life in the Puzzle Palace
Part III
10. Challenger and Return to Flight
11. Space Shuttle Rookie
12. Space Shuttle Commander
13. Microgravity Lab
14. Saving the Space Station
15. A Four-Rendezvous Flight
Part IV
16. Safety Director
17. The Unthinkable Happens
18. Return to Flight . . . Again
19. First Test Flight of Orion
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Aircraft and Spacecraft Flown
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
About the Author
Este título pertence ao(s) assunto(s) indicados(s). Para ver outros títulos clique no assunto desejado.
adventure; persistence; faith; astronaut; Space Shuttle; International Space Station; human spaceflight; fighter pilot; test pilot; moon landings; moon base; humans on Mars; Challenger disaster; Columbia accident; Shuttle-Mir program; Vietnam air war; Vietnam POWs; recovering from failure; overcoming adversity; NASA; aviation; military; Christianity; US Air Force
