| ISBN |
9781633885240 (paperback) |
| Name |
Pyle, Rod author. |
| Title |
Heroes of the space age : incredible stories of the famous and forgotten men and women who took humanity to the stars / Rod Pyle. |
| Published |
Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2019. |
| ©2019 |
| Description |
299 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 23 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Yuri Gagarin : the first starman -- John Glenn : the clean Marine -- Valentina Tereshkova : flight of the Seagull -- Gene Kranz : stars and stripes forever -- Margaret Hamilton : the first software engineer -- Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin : "first men" -- Pete Conrad : salty sailor of the skies -- Heroes of a new space age. |
| Summary |
Featuring Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin! A NASA insider tells the exciting story of the people, both well-known and unrecognized, who were responsible for so many daring space missions. Award-winning science writer Rod Pyle profiles the remarkable pilots, scientists, and engineers whose work was instrumental in space missions to every corner of our solar system and beyond. Besides heralded names like Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, and Gene Kranz, the author highlights some of the "hidden figures" who played crucial roles in the success of NASA, Soviet, and international space exploration. For example, Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to travel into space, aboard Soviet spacecraft Vostok 6. American Margaret Hamilton was an accomplished mathematician and one of the first female software engineers to design programs for spaceflight, software that proved critical to the success of the moon landing. And Pete Conrad, "salty sailor of the skies," flew twice in the Gemini programs, landed on the moon in Apollo 12, and was the commander of the first crew to visit America's new Skylab space station--its first ever--in 1973. Complemented by many rarely-seen photos and illustrations, these stories of the highly talented and dedicated people, many of whom worked tirelessly behind the scenes, will fascinate and inspire. |
| Subjects |
Gagarin, Yuri Alekseyevich, -- 1934-1968 |
| Glenn, John, -- 1921-2016 |
| Nikolaeva-Tereshkova, Valentina Vladimirovna, -- 1937- |
| Kranz, Gene |
| Hamilton, Margaret Heafield, -- 1936- |
| Armstrong, Neil, -- 1930-2012 |
| Aldrin, Buzz |
| Conrad, Pete, -- 1930-1999 |
| United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography |
| Astronauts -- United States -- Biography |
| Astronauts -- Soviet Union -- Biography |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
- Aldrin, Buzz .
- Armstrong, Neil, -- 1930-2012 .
- Astronauts -- Soviet Union -- Biography .
- Astronauts -- United States -- Biography .
- Conrad, Pete, -- 1930-1999 .
- Gagarin, Yuri Alekseyevich, -- 1934-1968 .
- Glenn, John, -- 1921-2016 .
- Hamilton, Margaret Heafield, -- 1936- .
- Kranz, Gene .
- Nikolaeva-Tereshkova, Valentina Vladimirovna, -- 1937- .
- United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography .
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