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Riding a Rocket: Outrageous Tales of a Shuttle Astronaut

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Riding a Rocket: Outrageous Tales of a Shuttle Astronaut
19.99 €
Memories of American astronaut Michael Mullane are dedicated to one of the most vivid and dramatic pages of space exploration - the Space Shuttle reusable flights program. The system, which was ahead of its time and not used even for a quarter of its capabilities, turned out to be the most dangerous among all manned vehicles in the history of astronautics. In 30 years, 135 flights were made. Two ships out of five built died, claiming 14 lives. How could this happen? Why did great scientific and technological achievements carry not only victories but also defeats? Mullane details the period of preparation and the first decade of shuttle operations. We learn about how crews are selected and trained, what live and breathe conquerors of space, about the secret springs and unforgivable mistakes of bureaucracy, about the mindset of ordinary Americans and the confrontation of great powers. This sincere book, often crude and not politically correct, can be called a portrait of the era without exaggeration.
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