Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon by Worden

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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Narrative Type
Memoirs
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Book
Intended Audience
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ISBN
9781588343338
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
ISBN-10
1588343332
ISBN-13
9781588343338
eBay Product ID (ePID)
122417900

Product Key Features

Book Title
Falling to Earth : an Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
History, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Science & Technology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography
Author
A. L. Worden
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
15.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
629.450092 B
Synopsis
As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that humans have ever attempted. He spent six days orbiting the moon, including three days completely alone, the most isolated human in existence. During the return from the moon to earth he also conducted the first spacewalk in deep space, becoming the first human ever to see both the entire earth and moon simply by turning his head. The Apollo 15 flight capped an already-impressive career as an astronaut, including important work on the pioneering Apollo 9 and Apollo 12 missions, as well as the perilous flight of Apollo 13. Nine months after his return from the moon, Worden received a phone call telling him he was fired and ordering him out of his office by the end of the week. He refused to leave. What happened in those nine months, from being honored with parades and meetings with world leaders to being unceremoniously fired, has been a source of much speculation for four decades. Worden has never before told the full story around the dramatic events that shook NASA and ended his spaceflight career. Readers will learn them here for the first time, along with the exhilarating account of what it is like to journey to the moon and back. It's an unprecedentedly candid account of what it was like to be an Apollo astronaut, with all its glory but also its pitfalls.

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