WE HAVE CAPTURE By Thomas P. Stafford & Michael Cassutt - Hardcover *BRAND NEW*

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ISBN-10
1588340708
Publication Name
Smithsonian Books
Type
Hardcover
Item Height
9.25 inches
ISBN
9781588340702
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Publisher
Smithsonian Books
ISBN-10
1588340708
ISBN-13
9781588340702
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2224931

Product Key Features

Book Title
We Have Capture : Tom Stafford and the Space Race
Number of Pages
302 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Personal Memoirs, Military / Aviation, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Science & Technology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Tom Stafford, Michael Cassutt
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight
20 oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-021019
Reviews
"In his career as an astronaut, Thomas Stafford saw it all: Gene Cernan's fogged up pressure helmet, the mountains of the moon oh-so-close, a Soviet handshake in orbit. Stafford was truly one of those few who stood on the shoulders of giants and made history."Tom Hanks "As American flight commander of the first ever rendezvous-in-space with the Soviets, Tom Stafford started raising the Iron Curtain. A great talent, a great careerand still involved!"Senator John Glenn "An intimate portrayal of space policy, especially its sometimes cantankerous, sometimes tranquil, but always interesting interactions between USA and USSR."Roger D. Launius, NASA Chief Historian
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
629.45/0092 B
Synopsis
What an amazing career. Tom Stafford attained the highest speed ever reached by a test pilot (28,547 mph), carried a cosmonaut's coffin with Soviet Secretary Leonid Brezhnev, led the team that designed the sequence of missions leading to the original lunar landing, and drafted the original specifications for the B-2 stealth bomber on a piece of hotel stationery. But his crowning achievement was surely his role as America's unofficial space ambassador to the Soviet Union during the darkest days of the Cold War. In this lively memoir written with Michael Cassutt, Stafford begins by recounting his early successes as a test pilot, Gemini and Apollo astronaut, and USAF general. As President Nixon's stand-in at the 1971 Soviet funeral for three cosmonauts, he opened the door to the possibility of cooperation in space between Russians and Americans. Stafford's Apollo-Soyuz team was the first group of Americans to work at the cosmonaut training center, and also the first to visit Baikonur, the top-secret Soviet launch center, in 1974. His 17 July 1975 "handshake in space" with Soviet commander Alexei Leonov (who became a lifelong friend) proved to the world that the two opposing countries could indeed work successfully together. Stafford has continued in this leadership role right up to the present, participating in designing and evaluating the Space Shuttle, Mir, and the International Space Station. He is truly an American hero who personifies the broadest spirit of exploration and cooperation.
LC Classification Number
TL789.85.S73A3 2002

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