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050 00 $aTL789.85.A75$bH36 2005
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100 1 $aHansen, James R.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85374456
245 10 $aFirst man :$bthe life of Neil A. Armstrong /$cJames R. Hansen.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$c[2005], ©2005.
300 $axi, 769 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 719-738) and index.
520 1 $a"On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch thirty-eight-year-old American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong become the first person ever to step on the surface of another heavenly body. Perhaps no words in human history became better known than those few he uttered at that historic moment." "Upon his return to Earth, Armstrong was honored and celebrated for his monumental achievement. He was also - as James R. Hansen reveals in this authorized biography - misunderstood. Armstrong's accomplishments as an engineer, a test pilot, and an astronaut have long been a matter of record, but Hansen's unprecedented access to private documents and unpublished sources and his interviews with more than 125 subjects (including more than fifty hours with Armstrong himself) yield this first in-depth analysis of an elusive American celebrity still renowned the world over." "In a narrative filled with revelations, Hansen re-creates Armstrong's career in flying, from his seventy-eight combat missions as a naval aviator flying over North Korea to his formative transatmospheric flights in the rocket-powered X-15 to his piloting Gemini VIII to the first-ever docking in space." "For a pilot who cared more about flying to the Moon than he did about walking on it, Hansen asserts, Armstrong's storied vocation exacted a dear personal toll, paid in kind by his wife and children. For the thirty-six years since the Moon landing, rumors have swirled around Armstrong concerning his dreams of space travel, his religious beliefs, and his private life."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aArmstrong, Neil,$d1930-2012.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80008815
650 0 $aAstronauts$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117629
610 20 $aProject Apollo (U.S.)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85308634
650 0 $aSpace flight to the moon.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125931
650 7 $aApollo 11 flight.$2nasat
650 7 $aSpacecrews.$2nasat
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0641/2005049992-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0641/2005049992-s.html
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0641/2005049992-t.html
852 00 $bglx$hTL789.85.A75$iH36 2005