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Title: Leap of Faith: An Astronaut's Journey into the Unknown by Gordon Cooper, Bruce Henderson, Jason Culp ISBN: 1-56511-379-9 Publisher: Highbridge Audio Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.71 (28 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: GORDO TELLS ALL
Comment: Gordon Cooper is one of America's true heroes, of a kind we don't have many of anymore. In this book, he and Bruce Henderson tell the story of the early days of the space program from the perspective of a real insider who knows what really went on and isn't afraid to talk about it. From his earliest days as a pilot (he learned to fly at the age of five!) to his fighter pilot and test pilot assignments to his astounding manual return flight in his Mercury capsule Faith 7 he proved himself to be one cool customer, and a natural at the controls. His current thoughts on the unresolved issues of UFO's and possible extraterrestrial visitations of planet Earth are insightful and provocative, especially coming from such a credible source. All in all, a smooth and compelling read and a great book. Bravo, Colonel Cooper!
Rating: 5
Summary: THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, GORDO
Comment: This man is one of the greatest heroes of the last half of the 20th century! If only for his tremendous flying abilities, which saved his life and maybe saved the space program when his Mercury capsule suffered a near-complete failure duing his mission. But there's much more to "Gordo" Cooper than just that incredible event. In this book he tells of his early days of flying, his remarkable test pilot experience, being chosen among the elite few for the space program, the testing and training regimen, the practice, practice, practice and then, finally, the exhilirating first lift-off and so much more, including chasing UFO's as a young Air Force pilot in Germany, and having a crew of photographers actually photograph a UFO at close range at Edwards Air Force base! Lots more fascinating stuff in this excellent book. Get it and read it, you'll like it! And you'll like him, too.
Rating: 3
Summary: One too many trips around the Earth
Comment: The first part of this book is interesting. The whole Mercury program, the behind the scenes politicing, the trips into space. And then the book gets weird. It is always interesting when public figures give UFO accounts but it would have been nice to have some backup documentation rather than vague acusations about area-51 and the government hiding things. This government doesn't seem to be able to hide two people making out in an office nevermind capturing space aliens, transporting their ship somewhere, figuring out how it works etc etc. If two people can't keep a secret can the 100's that would have had to be involved in such a coverup keep a secret? Come on folks, this guy appears to have had one too many trips around the planet.
Anyway its light summer reading and like I said, the first part of the book is fine.
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Title: Schirra's Space (Bluejacket Books) by Wally Schirra, Richard N. Billings ISBN: 1557507929 Publisher: Naval Institute Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Deke!: U.S. Manned Space : From Mercury to the Shuttle by Donald K. Slayton, Michael Cassutt ISBN: 031285918X Publisher: Forge Pub. Date: 01 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut by Scott Carpenter, Kris Stoever ISBN: 0151004676 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: 27 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space by Donald A. Davis ISBN: 0312199066 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Unbroken Chain (Apogee Books Space Series) by Guenter Wendt, Russell Still ISBN: 189652284X Publisher: Apogee Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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