301 pp. Index. Photos. Light edgewear, corners rubbed. A candid view of America's space race. Appendix listing Conrad's career highlights, NASA flights, and honors. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

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Title: Rocketman Astronaut Pete Conrad's Incredibe Ride to the Moon and Beyond
Publisher: New American Library, New York
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN 10: 045121837X
ISBN 13: 9780451218377
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Very Good-

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A portrait of the life and career of NASA bad boy Pete Conrad describes his poverty-stricken youth, educational success, efforts to overcome dyslexia, work as an elite test pilot, remarkable accomplishments with the space program, and untimely death in a motorcycle accident. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

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Nancy Conrad was married to Pete Conrad for the last ten years of his life. A writer, artists' representative, and interior designer, she co-founded Universal Space Networks (with her late husband), and the Community Emergency Healthcare Initiative, to prevent injuries and deaths occurring from medical error in emergency rooms.

Howard A. Klausner wrote the screenplay for Space Cowboys, starring Clint Eastwood and Tommy Lee Jones.

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