The All-American Boys
- ISBN-10
- 1596873450
- ISBN-13
- 9781596873452
- Category
- Astronauts
- Pages
- 448
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-09-01
- Publisher
- Ibooks
- Author
- Walter Cunningham
Description
The All-American Boys is a no-holds-barred candid memoir by a former Marine jet jockey and physicist who became NASA's second civilian astronaut. Walter Cunningham presents the astronauts in all their glory in this dramatically revised and updated edition. From its insider's view of the astropolitics that guided the functioning of the astronaut corps to its thoughtful discussion of the Columbia tragedy, The All-American Boys resonates with Cunningham's passion for humanity's destiny in space. Cunningham brings us into NASA's training program and reveals what it takes to be an astronaut. He poignantly relates the story of the devastating Apollo 1 fire that took the lives of three astronauts and his own later successful flight on Apollo 7.
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