On the Shoulders of Titans

Download or Read eBook On the Shoulders of Titans PDF written by Barton C. Hacker and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-10-25 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
On the Shoulders of Titans
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Total Pages : 650
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ISBN-10 : 1492947555
ISBN-13 : 9781492947554
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Book Synopsis On the Shoulders of Titans by : Barton C. Hacker

Book excerpt: A detailed, yet highly readable book, On the Shoulders of Titans should be the starting point for all who are interested in the basic history of the Gemini Program. NASA's second human spaceflight program, Gemini laid the groundwork for the more ambitious Apollo program which put astronauts on the Moon.


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