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Topic: [Haynes Manual] Gemini (Harland, Woods)
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cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 06-18-2014 10:49 AM
Gemini Manual: An Insight into NASA's Gemini Spacecraft by David Woods and David Harland The Gemini space flight program is all but forgotten, having been eclipsed by the spectacular drama and success of the Apollo flights to the Moon. Neither was it a pioneer, coming after the heroic and pathfinding Mercury project. But whereas Mercury was derided as 'spam-in-a-can' and Apollo was a truck towing a lunar lander, the Gemini spacecraft was an agile flying machine for fighter pilots. Initially called the Mercury Mark II, it gave the United States the tool it needed to learn how to fly in space, and in so doing it prepared the country's space agency, NASA, to set off for the Moon. - Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Haynes Publishing (January 1, 2015)
- ISBN-10: 0857334212
- ISBN-13: 978-0857334213
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wdw Member Posts: 58 From: Scotland Registered: May 2007
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posted 06-18-2014 01:16 PM
The Haynes Gemini Manual is written not just by me, David Woods as the Amazon page currently has it, but also David Harland. |
mode1charlie Member Posts: 1169 From: Honolulu, HI Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 06-18-2014 04:04 PM
Pre-ordered, and looking forward to it. David, one day I'm going to get them signed too! |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 07-01-2014 07:44 AM
Description added above from amazon.com (and cover image also available). |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 09-23-2014 03:16 PM
Title has changed to: "NASA Gemini 1965-1966 (All Missions, All Models) Owners' Workshop Manual: An Insight into NASA's Gemini Spacecraft, the Precursor to Apollo and the Key to the Moon" |
wdw Member Posts: 58 From: Scotland Registered: May 2007
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posted 10-08-2014 04:49 PM
We signed off on the proofs today. Really happy with how the Gemini Manual is looking. |
sev8n Member Posts: 233 From: Dallas TX USA Registered: Jul 2012
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posted 10-25-2014 10:51 AM
I see this book is now available on amazon.com. |
PeterO Member Posts: 399 From: North Carolina Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 10-25-2014 06:12 PM
It's available for pre-order, but still shows Jan. 1, 2015 as the release date. I pre-ordered it as soon as I saw Chris' (cspg's) posting. |
ringo67 Member Posts: 179 From: Seekonk, Mass., USA Registered: May 2003
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posted 01-28-2018 05:35 PM
I just tried to purchase a copy on Amazon, and it apparently is out of print. Because of that, the prices have skyrocketed. The cheapest used copy is listed for $231 and the cheapest new copy is listed as $1,272.25. Wow!Any idea if this book will be reprinted anytime soon? |
PeterO Member Posts: 399 From: North Carolina Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 01-28-2018 06:33 PM
Bookfinder is an excellent resource for finding out of print books. Here it shows the Gemini manual starting in the upper $30s for a new copy. |
ringo67 Member Posts: 179 From: Seekonk, Mass., USA Registered: May 2003
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posted 01-28-2018 09:46 PM
Thanks, Peter! I found a copy for $34 delivered.
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hermit Member Posts: 186 From: Scotland Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 01-30-2018 04:12 AM
Shame the hugely inflated price isn't reflected in the royalty! |