Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon by Colin Burgess; Kate Doolan; Bert Vis; Eugene A. Cernan

Author:Colin Burgess; Kate Doolan; Bert Vis; Eugene A. Cernan
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Technology & Engineering, Space Flight to the Moon - History, Space Flight to the Moon, Astronauts - Soviet Union, Science & Technology, Adventurers & Explorers, Astronauts, General, United States, Astronauts - Death, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Biography & Autobiography, Astronauts - United States, Soviet Union, Biography, History
ISBN: 9780803262126
Publisher: Bison Books
Published: 2003-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

The more we talked the more I realized that the route Ed was taking would suit me a lot better than a career as a line fighter pilot. As much as I liked to fly, my pilot skills would not last forever. But neither of us knew then what the Air Force's moves into space meant. "What do you think they're going to call the guys that finally fly up there?" I asked Ed. "Rocket Pilots?" Ed grinned and slung his parachute over his shoulder as we trudged towards the Squadron Ops office. "No," he laughed. "The Air Force is bound to think of a fancier name than that." We'd never heard the word "astronaut."

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