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Nasas Scientist Astronauts (Pb 2007)
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Nasas Scientist Astronauts (Pb 2007) Paperback - 2006

by Shayler D.J

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  • Title Nasas Scientist Astronauts (Pb 2007)
  • Author Shayler D.J
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition U. S. EDITION
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 543
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Praxis Publications Inc, New York, NY
  • Date 2006-09-18
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9780387218977
  • ISBN 9780387218977 / 0387218971
  • Weight 2.45 lbs (1.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.56 x 6.64 x 1.22 in (24.28 x 16.87 x 3.10 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Astronautics - United States - History, Space sciences - United States - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006930295
  • Dewey Decimal Code 629.450

From the publisher

Mounting pressure in the early 1960s from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) led to NASA's conclusion that flying scientifically trained crewmembers would generate greater returns from each mission. In selecting the first group of scientist-astronauts, NASA had one firm requirement; any person accepted into the programme would have to qualify as a military jet pilot.

This book provides unique access to the story of how scientists were accepted into the American Space Programme, and reveals how, after four difficult decades, the role of the heroic test pilot astronaut has been replaced by men and women who are science orientated space explorers.