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My Countdown - The Story Behind My Husband's Spaceflight (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 4 410
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My Countdown - The Story Behind My Husband's Spaceflight (Paperback)
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List price R473
Loot Price R441
Discovery Miles 4 410
You Save R32 (7%)
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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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