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Topic: Astronauts' favorite books about spaceflight
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ASCAN1984 Member Posts: 1049 From: County Down, Nothern Ireland Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-18-2012 04:28 PM
Has any astronaut/cosmonaut every talked about a book they like about spaceflight (apart from their own autobiographies)? |
stsmithva Member Posts: 1933 From: Fairfax, VA, USA Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 09-18-2012 04:34 PM
Good question - I look forward to hearing replies. Kind of like that peer vote for the Mercury 7 to determine the first astronaut to fly - "If it can't be you, who should it be?" |
onesmallstep Member Posts: 1310 From: Staten Island, New York USA Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 09-19-2012 09:29 AM
I'm sure Collins' 'Carrying the Fire' would be high on anyone's list. |
Dave Shayler Member Posts: 127 From: Halesowen, West Mids, UK Registered: Dec 2009
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posted 09-19-2012 12:36 PM
I would not expect it to be a favourite but Brian O'Leary's book 'The Making of an Ex Astronaut' was probably well read at the time. Another which may have attracted insider curiosity would be Mike Mullane's more recent book 'Riding Rockets'. |
arjuna unregistered
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posted 09-20-2012 06:25 AM
I was at Fred Haise's table at the ASF Apollo 16 gala in April and asked him this very question. He said his favorite book about Apollo was Andrew Chaikin's "A Man on the Moon". |
Grounded! Member Posts: 367 From: Bennington, Vermont, USA Registered: Feb 2011
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posted 09-20-2012 07:59 PM
I took my copy of "A Man On The Moon" to Spacefest 3 and got it signed by every Apollo astronaut present. Without exception, every astronaut recognized the book instantly and praised both the book and the author. |