Getting Off the Planet: Training Astronauts (Apogee Books Space Series)

Chambers, Mary Jane; Chambers Dr., Randall

ISBN 10: 1894959205 / ISBN 13: 9781894959209

Published by Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc. (edition Illustrated), 2006

About this Item

It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

Seller Inventory # 1894959205-11-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Getting Off the Planet: Training Astronauts (Apogee Books Space Series)
• Publisher: Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc. (edition Illustrated)
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1894959205
• ISBN 13: 9781894959209
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

A behind-the-scenes look into how NASA prepared its first astronauts for space flight is offered in this detailed and humorous documentary of the early days of the space race. Readers will learn why Dr. Chambers spent the night in a water tank and clocked so many hours in a G-force centrifuge, along with what compelled researchers to offer the flight stick to both humans and chimpanzees. The rigorous yet jargon-free prose is designed for the casual scientist and is interspersed with the often outrageous anecdotes that sprung up during the years of meticulous research and patient, relentless testing that were conducted before America's first manned space flight. Dozens of rare photographs of the space project in the book and on the included CD-ROM are also featured.

About the Author

Mary Jane Chambers is an award-winning journalist whose stories have appeared in popular publications that includeReader's Digest. She is the author of Don't Launch Him—He's Mine! Dr. Randall Chambers is the former projects director of NASA's acceleration research training program, the institution in charge of astronaut training for the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. They live in Wichita, Kansas.