Description: Further DetailsTitle: Riding RocketsCondition: NewSubtitle: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle AstronautISBN-10: 0743276833EAN: 9780743276832ISBN: 9780743276832Publisher: ScribnerFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/21/2007Description: Selected as a Mission Specialist in 1978 in the first group of shuttle astronauts, Mike Mullane completed three missions and logged 356 hours aboard the Discovery and Atlantis shuttles. It was a dream come true. As a boy, Mullane could only read about space travel in science fiction, but the launch of Sputnik changed all that. Space flight became a possible dream and Mike Mullane set out to make it come true. In this absorbing memoir, Mullane gives the first-ever look into the often hilarious, sometime volatile dynamics of space shuttle astronauts - a class that included Vietnam War veterans, feminists, and propeller-headed scientists. With unprecedented candour, Mullane describes the chilling fear and unparalleled joy of space flight. As his career centred around the Challenger disaster, Mullane also recounts the heartache of burying his friends and colleagues. And he pulls no punches as he reveals the ins and outs of NASA, frank in his criticisms of the agency. A blast from start to finish, Riding Rockets is a straight-from-the-gut account of what it means to be an astronaut, just in time for this latest generation of stargazers.Language: EnglishItem Height: 214mmItem Length: 140mmItem Width: 25mmItem Weight: 318gAuthor: Mike MullaneGenre: Home Garden & PetsTopic: BiographyCountry/Region of Manufacture: USRelease Year: 2007 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Riding Rockets
Title: Riding Rockets
Subtitle: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut
ISBN-10: 0743276833
EAN: 9780743276832
ISBN: 9780743276832
Release Date: 05/21/2007
Release Year: 2007
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Riding Rockets : the Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Topic: Physics / Astrophysics, General, Science & Technology
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2007
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Science, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 11.2 Oz
Author: Mike Mullane
Item Length: 8.4 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
