NASA's Scientist-Astronauts

NASA's Scientist-Astronauts
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 576
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ISBN-10 : 9780387493879
ISBN-13 : 0387493875
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Book Synopsis NASA's Scientist-Astronauts by : Shayler David

Download or read book NASA's Scientist-Astronauts written by Shayler David and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-19 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides unique access to the story of how scientists were accepted into the American Space Programme, and reveals how, after four difficult decades, the role of the heroic test pilot astronaut has been replaced by men and women who are science orientated space explorers.


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