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Topic: How NASA Learned To Fly In Space (David Harland)
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Steven Kaplan
Member Posts: 140
From: New Jersey
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 09-27-2004 07:40 AM
   
I just finished David Harland's account of Project Gemini, "How NASA Learned to Fly in Space " and thoroughly enjoyed it. Harland does a great job of explaining the nuts and bolts of this often overlooked program. His account of the intricacies of mastering both rendezvous and EVA demonstrate that without Gemini, Apollo just doesn't happen. Many great photos accompany the text, and it is too bad that Apogee decided against a CD with this book. Highly recommended. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3386
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 09-27-2004 08:03 AM
I know, they are my photos!Seriously, the book is a great account of the exciting Gemini missions. David Harland uses a lot of the air-to-ground conversations to bring the missions alive. Highly recommended. |
Fra Mauro
Member Posts: 1586
From: Bethpage, N.Y.
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 04-19-2009 09:49 AM
I just finished reading this book from the Apogee series and I highly recommend it. It not the first book you should read about Gemini since it is a bit detailed and assumes you know something about the program but it is a definite read. |
collocation
Member Posts: 383
From: McLean, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 04-19-2009 09:50 AM
I would concur, I read this book several years ago, a bit technical, but highly recommended. |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 03-12-2014 10:14 AM
I just finished this book and concur with the above reviews. This is the best book I've read about Project Gemini and how it paved the way for succesfull Apollo flights. The book concentrates on the operations behind the flights. These show how NASA became familiar with tight launch windows, EVA problems and most importantly rendezvous procedures over the time of these flights. The book does a very good job of describing complex events like different forms of rendezvous and how NASA was doing things in later flights that they never would have attempted without the experience gained in earlier ones. While most of us are familiar with how the Apollo flights progressed step by step to their ultimate goal, this book shows how Project Gemini used the same processes to build a solid understanding of orbital operations and long duration flight for American manned spacecraft. |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 03-12-2014 12:47 PM
Watch out for a book about the Gemini spacecraft by David Woods and David Harland that's coming out this summer from Haynes publishing in the UK. It is half technical exposition of the systems, and half mission reviews. Sort of 'How NASA Learned to Fly in Space' meets 'How Apollo Flew to the Moon'. |
GoesTo11
Member Posts: 1309
From: Denver, CO
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 03-12-2014 01:50 PM
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Originally posted by hermit:
...coming out this summer from Haynes publishing in the UK.
Can I assume that's another in the Haynes Manual series, like we've seen for Apollo, ISS, Shuttle, etc.? Those are fun books...looking forward to one on Gemini! |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 03-12-2014 02:11 PM
Yes, the Haynes Manual series. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 03-12-2014 04:47 PM
Trying to steal my "job"?  Haven't found it anywhere. |
wdw
Member Posts: 58
From: Scotland
Registered: May 2007
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posted 03-13-2014 10:31 AM
Our Gemini Haynes Manual is still very much in production. It's in a good place but Haynes have yet to announce it officially. |
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