| Gemini - Steps to the Moon 2001 Edition Contributor(s): David, Shayler (Author) |
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ISBN: 1852334053 ISBN-13: 9781852334055 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2001 Annotation: The Gemini program was a breakthrough in technology with the first spacecraft dockings and rendezvous. This book describes those events in detail from the perspective of the engineers, flight controllers and astronauts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics - Technology & Engineering | History - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: 629.454 |
| LCCN: 2001042668 |
| Series: Springer-Praxis Books in Space Exploration |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.11" W x 9.3" (1.44 lbs) 222 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Gemini - Steps to the Moon, David Shayler, the author, tells the story of the origin and development of the programme and the spacecraft from the perspective of the engineers, flight controllers and astronauts involved. It includes chapters on flight tests, Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA), rendezvous and docking, as well as information from NASA archives and personal interviews. |