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My Countdown - The Story Behind My Husband's Spaceflight (Paperback) Loot Price: R441
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My Countdown - The Story Behind My Husband's Spaceflight (Paperback): Lena De Winne

My Countdown - The Story Behind My Husband's Spaceflight (Paperback)

Lena De Winne

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The author has the distinction of being the only wife of a European astronaut who has also worked in the area of human spaceflight. Her story is told from a unique perspective. Lena De Winne provides a first-hand account of the ins and outs of the complex astronaut spaceflight system. This book captures the individual stories of crewmembers Roman Romanenko, Bob Thirsk, Frank De Winne and their spouses Julia, Brenda and Lena, as they prepare and embark on a unique spaceflight mission. Delivered with raw emotional intensity, it reads like a novel, sharing the aspirations, anguish, surprises and disappointments of its subjects. Yet it is resolutely biographical, offering a vivid recollection of events as they happened. An easy but precise overview of space science and technology is also provided. Readers will not only become familiarised with the human space flight program, they will also be left with an exhilarating sense of having been a part of the adventure. The book is suffused with an intimacy and honesty that renders the lives of the crew and their spouses in an unprecedented light.

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Imprint: Griffin Media
Country of origin: Canada
Release date: November 2010
First published: October 2010
Authors: Lena De Winne
Dimensions: 155 x 230 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 978-1-926837-09-3
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration
Books > Biography > General
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LSN: 1-926837-09-6
Barcode: 9781926837093

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