The Astronaut Maker: How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation 9781641603188

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Автор: Cassutt Michael
Название: The Astronaut Maker: How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation
ISBN: 9781641603188
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
Классификация:

Биографии деятелей науки, техники и медицины

Астрофизика

Аэрокосмические и авиационные транспортные средства и перевозки

Космонавтика

ISBN-10: 1641603186
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 480
Вес: 0.89 кг.
Дата издания: 02.06.2020
Язык: English
Размер: 152 x 227 x 28
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Ключевые слова: Astrophysics,Biography: science, technology & medicine,Popular astronomy & space
Подзаголовок: How one mysterious engineer ran human spaceflight for a generation
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: One of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASAs history, George W. S. Abbey was said to be secretive, despotic, a Space Age Machiavelli. Yet Abbey had more influence on human spaceflight than almost anyone in history. His story has never been told--until now. The Astronaut Maker takes readers inside NASA to learn the real story of how Abbey rose to power, from young pilot and wannabe astronaut to engineer, bureaucrat, and finally director of the Johnson Space Center. During a thirty-seven-year career, mostly out of the spotlight, he oversaw the selection of every astronaut class from 1978 to 1987, deciding who got to fly and when. He was with the Apollo 1 astronauts the night before the fatal fire in January 1967. He was in mission control the night of the Apollo 13 accident and organized the recovery effort. Abbey also led NASAs recruitment of women and minorities as space shuttle astronauts and was responsible for hiring Sally Ride. The Astronaut Maker is the ultimate insiders account of ambition and power politics at NASA.

The Astronaut Maker: How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation, Cassutt Michael