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Bold They Rise

The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972-1986

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Bold They Rise

By: David Hitt, Heather R. Smith
Narrated by: Gary L Willprecht
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After the Apollo program put 12 men on the moon and safely brought them home, anything seemed possible. In this spirit, the team at NASA set about developing the space shuttle, arguably the most complex piece of machinery ever created. The world's first reusable spacecraft, it launched like a rocket, landed like a glider, and carried out complicated missions in between. Bold They Rise tells the story of the space shuttle through the personal experiences of the astronauts, engineers, and scientists who made it happen - in space and on the ground, from the days of research and design through the heroic accomplishments of the program to the tragic last minutes of the Challenger disaster. In the participants' own voices, we learn what so few are privy to: what it was like to create a new form of spacecraft, to risk one's life testing that craft, to float freely in the vacuum of space as a one-man satellite, to witness a friend's death. A "guided tour" of the shuttle - in historical, scientific, and personal terms - this book provides a fascinating, richly informed, and deeply personal view of a feat without parallel in the human story.

©2014 Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (P)2017 Redwood Audiobooks Aeronautics & Astronautics Americas Astronomy & Space Science History History & Culture Physics Science United States Interstellar Technology US Air Force Aviation Air Force
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Informative narrative but dull in presentation. Seems quite an achievement to make this subject dull!

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I have no doubt that the content of this audio book is probably great, but I found the narration very difficult to listen to and gave up after a short while as I found the narrator's voice boring in tone and modulation. Not recommended as a result of this. Sorry.

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