How Nasa Learned To Fly In Space

An Exciting Account of the Gemini Missions . . .

NASA learned to fly in space in a time when the agency was young and lean, and had an explicit mandate of staggering audacity set against a tight deadline; in a time when the agency readily accepted risk, and made momentous decisions 'on the run'; in a time when a rendezvous was a major objective of a mission, in a time when opening the hatch and venturing outside was a serious challenge. Apollo claimed the glory, but it was Gemini that 'stretched the envelope' of space-flight to make going to the Moon feasible. David M Harland is a space historian whose prolific output in recent years includes 'Exploring the Moon - The Apollo Expeditions', 'The Story of the Space Shuttle' and 'The Story of Space Station Mir'.