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Last of nasas original pilot astronauts - expanding the space frontier in t

Colin Burgess (Author)
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.
Print Book, English, 2017
Springer International Publish, 2017
427 sidor ; 17 cm
9783319510125, 3319510126
1023142024
Chapter 1: The Selections.- Chapter 2: The Nineteen.- Chapter 3: The Almost Astronauts.- Chapter 4: Preparing for Apollo.- Chapter 5: Supporting Apollo.- Chapter 6: Before this Decade is Out.- Chapter 7: Preparing for MOL.- Chapter 8: NASA's MOL(mag)nificent Seven.- Chapter 9: Where Blue Skies Turn Black.- Chapter 10: Riding 'The Stack'.- Chapter 11: After Space.- Afterword.- Appendices.- Bibliography.- About the Authors.- Other Works by the Authors.- Index.