EAN: 9783319510125

SPRINGER PRAXIS BOOKS THE LAST OF NASAS ORIGI...

Resulting from the authors' deep research into these two pre-Shuttle astronaut groups  many
intriguing and untold stories behind the selection process are revealed in the book. The often
extraordinary backgrounds and personal ambitions of these skilled pilots  chosen to continue
NASA's exploration and knowledge of the space frontier  are also examined. In April 1966 NASA
selected 19 pilot astronauts whose training was specifically targeted to the Apollo lunar
landing missions and the Earth-orbiting Skylab space station. Three years later  following the
sudden cancellation of the USAF's highly classified Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) project 
seven military astronauts were also co-opted into NASA's space program. This book represents
the final chapter by the authors in the story of American astronaut selections prior to the era
of the Space Shuttle. Through personal interviews and original NASA documentation  readers will
also gain a true insight into a remarkable age of space travel as it unfolded in the late 1960s
and the men who flew those historic missions.

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