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The Resource Forever Young : a life of adventure in air and space, John W. Young with James R. Hansen ; foreword by Michael Collins, (electronic resource)

Forever Young : a life of adventure in air and space, John W. Young with James R. Hansen ; foreword by Michael Collins, (electronic resource)

Label
Forever Young : a life of adventure in air and space
Title
Forever Young
Title remainder
a life of adventure in air and space
Statement of responsibility
John W. Young with James R. Hansen ; foreword by Michael Collins
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The autobiography of astronaut John Young
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
FUG/DLC
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1930-2018
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Young, John
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1930-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Hansen, James R
  • Collins, Michael
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Young, John
  • Astronauts
  • Air pilots
  • Space flight to the moon
Label
Forever Young : a life of adventure in air and space, John W. Young with James R. Hansen ; foreword by Michael Collins, (electronic resource)
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
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
Control code
ssj0002007433
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (viii, 415 p.)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Access restricted to subscribing institutions
Isbn
9780813042091
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2012018907
Other physical details
ill
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(WaSeSS)ssj0002007433
Label
Forever Young : a life of adventure in air and space, John W. Young with James R. Hansen ; foreword by Michael Collins, (electronic resource)
Publication
Bibliography note
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
Control code
ssj0002007433
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (viii, 415 p.)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Access restricted to subscribing institutions
Isbn
9780813042091
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2012018907
Other physical details
ill
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(WaSeSS)ssj0002007433

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