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John Glenn: A Memoir
John Glenn
Nick Taylor
出版
Random House Publishing Group
, 1999-12-14
主題
Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology
Science / Space Science / General
ISBN
0553896857
9780553896855
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=F5i-DQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
He was the first astronaut to orbit the Earth. Nearly four decades later, as the world's oldest astronaut, his courage reveted a nation. But these two historical events only bracketed a life that covers the sweep of an extraordinary century.
John Glenn's autobiography spans the seminal events of the twentieth century. It is a story that begins with his childhood in Ohio where he learned the importance of family, community, and patriotism. He took these values with him as a marine fighter pilot during World War II and into the skies over Korea, for which he would be decorated. Always a gifted flier, it was during the war that he contemplated the unlimited possibilities of aviation and its frontiers.
We see the early days of NASA, where he first served as a backup pilot for astronauts Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom. In 1962 Glenn piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States. Then came several years in international business, followed by a twenty-four year career as a U.S. Senator-and in 1998 a return to space for his remarkable Discover mission at the age of seventy-seven.