Rocketman: Astronaut Pete Conrad's Incredible Ride to the Moon and Beyond

Klausner, Howard A., Conrad, Nancy

ISBN 10: 0451215095 / ISBN 13: 9780451215093

Published by NAL Hardcover, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rocketman: Astronaut Pete Conrad's Incredible Ride to the Moon and Beyond
• Publisher: NAL Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451215095
• ISBN 13: 9780451215093
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Describes the space cowboy's 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.

About the Author

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.