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Topic: Amazing Stories of the Space Age (Rod Pyle)
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cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 04-10-2016 01:30 PM
Amazing Stories of the Space Age: True Tales of Nazis in Orbit, Soldiers on the Moon, Orphaned Martian Robots, and Other Fascinating Accounts from the Annals of Spaceflight by Rod Pyle Award-winning science writer and documentarian Rod Pyle presents an insider's perspective on the most unusual and bizarre space missions ever devised inside and outside of NASA. The incredible projects described here were not merely flights of fancy dreamed up by space enthusiasts, but actual missions planned by leading aeronautical engineers. Some were designed but not built; others were built but not flown; and a few were flown to failure but little reported:A giant rocket that would use atomic bombs as propulsion (never mind the fallout), military bases on the moon that could target enemies on earth with nuclear weapons, a scheme to spray-paint the lenses of Soviet spy satellites in space, the rushed Soyuz 1 spacecraft that ended with the death of its pilot, the near-disaster of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the mysterious Russian space shuttle that flew only once and was then scrapped--these are just some of the unbelievable tales that Pyle has found in once top-secret documents as well as accounts that were simply lost for many decades. These stories, complimented by many rarely-seen photos and illustrations, tell of a time when nothing was too off-the-wall to be taken seriously, and the race to the moon and the threat from the Soviet Union trumped all other considerations. Readers will be fascinated, amused, and sometimes chilled. - Paperback: 325 pages
- Prometheus Books (October 18, 2016)
- ISBN-10: 1633882217
- ISBN-13: 978-1633882218
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onesmallstep Member Posts: 1310 From: Staten Island, New York USA Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 04-14-2016 04:01 PM
The title sounds like a headline from the National Enquirer! |
FFrench Member Posts: 3161 From: San Diego Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 11-23-2016 12:48 PM
This is an OUTSTANDING book that I highly recommend!
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rodpyle Member Posts: 23 From: Pasadena, California, USA Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 12-22-2016 06:48 AM
Although "Amazing Stories of the Space Age" will not be on the shelf until late January, I have access to some ebook versions that I can send out for potential reviews via agreement with the publisher. If you're interested, drop me a line. This is in keeping with all Amazon and Goodreads guidelines, which are the preferred destinations. Thanks to Francis for the kind words — he was an invaluable contributor to the project. |
jjknap Member Posts: 273 From: Bourbonnais, IL USA Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 01-24-2017 06:55 PM
Just received this book from Amazon. No time to read it, but I know I will love it! Just a few of the topics covered are Blue Gemini, Gemini B, Mars/Venus flyby, saving Skylab, the end of the Viking mission! The book also has several photos and drawings. |
rodpyle Member Posts: 23 From: Pasadena, California, USA Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 01-25-2017 01:59 AM
The book has 341 pages (including index and chapter notes), with 41 (mostly) color images in a slick-coated insert. Just went on sale today. I hope you enjoy it. "Slice of Sci-Fi" is doing a giveaway, and Space.com will be doing one as well. |
ColinBurgess Member Posts: 2031 From: Sydney, Australia Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 01-25-2017 03:13 AM
Rod Pyle will be a guest author at Spacefest VIII in Tucson, June 8-11 and he will happily sign copies of his new book (and earlier works). |
Mike Dixon Member Posts: 1397 From: Kew, Victoria, Australia Registered: May 2003
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posted 01-25-2017 04:06 AM
Happen to love his work and his books I read often so thanks Rod from a long distance... even further away from Colin. |
rodpyle Member Posts: 23 From: Pasadena, California, USA Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 02-17-2017 12:21 AM
Colin, thanks for the plug! Mike, it's good to know that someone in the Great Downunder is reading it, I appreciate it. "Mars: Making Contact" was released in September in UK and Australia, but will get a second release there and US in August (I have no idea why, just one of those publisher things!). |