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Near the end of the Apollo 15 mission, David Scott and fellow moonwalker James Irwin conducted a secret ceremony unsanctioned by NASA: they placed on the lunar soil a small tin figurine called “The Fallen Astronaut,” along with a plaque bearing a list of names. This book enriches the saga of mankind’s greatest scientific undertaking, Project Apollo, and conveys the human cost of the space race – by telling the stories of those sixteen astronauts and cosmonauts who died reaching for the moon.

Many people are aware of the Apollo launch pad disaster in which three men lost their lives, but few know of the other five fallen astronauts whose stories this book tells as well: among them, Ted Freeman and C.C. Williams, who died in the crashes of their -38 jets; the “Gemini Twins,” Charlie Bassett and Elliot See, killed when their jet slammed into the building where their Gemini capsule was undergoing final construction; and Ed Givens, whose fatal car crash has until now been obscured by rumors. The extraordinary lives and accomplishments of these and other fallen astronauts – including eight Russian cosmonauts who lost their lives during training – unfold here in intimate and compelling detail, supported by extensive interviews and archival material. Their stories return us to a stirring time in the history of our nation and remind us of the cost of fulfilling our dreams.

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Publié par	UNP - Nebraska
Date de parution	01 octobre 2003
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780803202412
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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Fallen Astronauts

Fallen Astronauts Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon

Colin Burgess and Kate Doolan, with Bert Vis

W I T H A F O R E W O R D B Y Captain Eugene A. Cernan, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Commander, Apollo 17

U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E B R A S K A P R E S SL O N D O NL I N C O L N A N D

©2003 by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Burgess, Colin,1947– Fallen astronauts ; heroes who died reaching for the moon / Colin Burgess and Kate Doolan, with Bert Vis ; with a foreword by Eugene A. Cernan. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-8032-1332-8 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn 0-8032-6212-4 (pbk : alk. paper) 1. Astronauts—United States—Biography. 2. Astronauts—Soviet Union—Biography. 3. Space ﬂight to the moon—History. 4. Astronauts—Death. I. Doolan, Kate1962– II. Vis, Bert. III. Title. tl789.85.a1b85 2003 629.45'0092'2—dc21 [B] 2003042662

In memory of Dr. Patricia (“Patty”) Hilliard Robertson,1963–2001 nasaAstronaut Class XVII,1998

She touched our lives only brieﬂy, and her dreams died in a mere instant of time, yet the authors wish to dedicate this book to the extraordinary and prodigious life of a person whose dedication, spirit, and tenacity went hand in hand with a gentle and capricious amiability that endeared her to all those who knew her or knew of her.

Now it is time to take longer strides—time for a great new American enterprise—time for this nation to take a clearly leading role in space achievement, which in many ways may hold the key to our future on Earth. . . . First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achiev-ing the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difﬁcult or expensive to accomplish. From U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s Special Address to Congress on Urgent National Needs, the Capitol, Washingtondc,25May1961

We choose to go to the Moon. We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills; because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too. From U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s address at Rice University, Houston, 12September1962

Fleeting Shadows (For the Eight)

These noble few, whose names recall A time of loss, a hero’s fall. When shrieking rockets pierced the sky And soaring upwards lit my eye To wondrous things, to frontiers new, But there was pause, and silence too. Who knows what ventures yet to see, But suddenly, so suddenly, Dark headlines brought your names afore, Explorers gone, their dreams no more. Oh noble few, whose starry light Fell like a moonbeam o’er the night, Fly once together into space, Dreams unfulﬁlled you might embrace. In bold formation contrails signed Dancing daggers far behind. As to the darkest night of all Each lifted in their spirit’s call. A playful sunlight ﬂayed their wings And sparkled spoke of earthly things. Up they ﬂew, beyond the blue, Where star-kissed heavens soft imbue. All outward ﬂew, and yet too soon Cast ﬂeeting shadows on the Moon.

Colin Burgess