The astronaut maker : how one mysterious engineer ran human spaceflight for a generation /

The astronaut maker : how one mysterious engineer ran human spaceflight for a generation /

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One of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASA's history, George W.S. Abbey was said to be secretive, despotic, a Space Age Machiavelli. Yet Abbey had more influence on human spaceflight than almost anyone in history. His story has never been told-until now. The Astronaut Maker takes...

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Main Author: Cassutt, Michael (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, 2020
Edition:First paperback edition
Subjects:
Abbey, George, > 1932-
United States > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Management > History.
United States > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Officials and employees > Biography.
United States > National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Aerospace engineers > United States > Biography
Government executives > United States > Biography
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