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Topic: America's Great Endeavour (Robert A. Adamcik)
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NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 655
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted 01-11-2012 11:42 AM
   
Hey everyone! I am working on my second book, a ship's history of Endeavour, and I need your help. I have come up with chapter titles for 24 of her 25 missions, but I cannot for the life of me think of anything for STS-72. My titles are usually very punny (e.g. "Radar Love" for STS-59), or have some sort of pop cultural reference ("The Real Thing" for STS-77 since she had a Coke dispenser on board for that mission). If I use your title, I'll give you a specific shout-out in the intro. Also, the working title is: America's Greatest Endeavour: The Missions of Space Shuttle Endeavour, but I am open for suggestions in that regard as well. Same shout-out applies. Thanks! |
MarylandSpace
Member Posts: 1336
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Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 01-11-2012 11:44 AM
How 'bout "The Retriever"?By the way, Brian Duffy and Winston Scott are two of my favorite shuttle astronauts. Duffy is no duffer when it comes to "Space Golf" either. |
OV-105
Member Posts: 816
From: Ridgecrest, CA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 01-11-2012 02:06 PM
How about "Lending a Hand to Japan" or "Returning to Japanese". |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-11-2012 02:37 PM
Return to Sender - since Japan launched the main payload and NASA retrieved it.Sowing OAST - in recognition of the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology flyer. (Personally, I'm one for "Minor SNAFU with SFU," but I'm not going to suggest that.) For a book title, "America's Greatest Endeavour - the Missions of OV-105" |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 01-11-2012 02:40 PM
Springer-Praxis published books on Challenger and Columbia but not on the remaining three orbiters. I found that strange. So this book will be welcome. |
p51
Member Posts: 1642
From: Olympia, WA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 01-11-2012 03:17 PM
"Playing fetch"? |
NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 655
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted 01-12-2012 06:41 AM
These are great! Please keep them coming! |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 01-12-2012 09:18 AM
"The Heavyweight" as a play on the microgravity spacecraft it retrieved. |
Fezman92
Member Posts: 1031
From: New Jersey, USA
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 01-12-2012 09:19 AM
"How much was postage on that?" Going off the fact that we sent it back to Japan. |
jjknap
Member Posts: 273
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 01-15-2012 02:23 PM
Apogee Prime published "Voyages of Discovery: The Missions of the Space Shuttle Discovery." I look forward to a book on Endeavour; that way I will have a book dedicated to each shuttle. When do you hope to have it published? |
NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 655
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted 01-17-2012 06:41 AM
That's my first book, and I hope you enjoyed it! I hope to have my next book out in the fall. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 01-17-2012 09:59 AM
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Originally posted by jjknap:
I look forward to a book on Endeavour; that way I will have a book dedicated to each shuttle.
What book covered Atlantis?
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NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 655
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted 01-17-2012 11:20 AM
quote:
Originally posted by cspg:
What book covered Atlantis?
My third one! Seriously, I plan on tackling ATLANTIS after I publish book 2. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 12-05-2013 04:44 PM
America's Great Endeavour
by Robert A. Adamcik America's Great Endeavour is the sequel to Robert Adamcik's highly praised "Voyages of Discovery".This time Adamcik turns his eye to the space shuttle Endeavour and brings to life the entire history of the orbiter's successes. |
NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 655
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted 03-07-2014 05:48 PM
Now available for pre-order! |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 07-21-2014 04:55 AM
The book has only black and white pictures, small and poorly printed.  A bit of a disappointment. And I can't compare with the Discovery book because I don't know where it is (too many books and an obvious lack of organizational skills (aka paperwork allergy). Had to reorder it. |
NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 655
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted 07-21-2014 05:22 PM
quote:
Originally posted by cspg:
The book has only black and white pictures, small and poorly printed.
We had to use a newspaper-style two column format to fit all 600+ pictures. That was down from the 1185 I initially submitted. |
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