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Forever Young: A Life of Adventure in Air and Space
Forever Young A Life of Adventure in Air and Space Author:John W. Young, James R. Hansen ?Young was the best engineer and best test pilot of all the astronauts of the early space age. Without question, he was the most important astronaut of the space shuttle era. He was the best ever chief of the Astronaut Office in Houston. Nobody matched him.??Alan L. Bean?As the only astronaut to fly the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle ships, J... more »ohn?s passion for safety was the signature emphasis (even obsession) of his career.??Glynn S. Lunney?Young has been at the center of human spaceflight since the mid-1960s, and his revealing autobiography speaks to internal issues, external possibilities, and the commitment of this individual to the movement of humanity beyond earth.??Roger D. Launius?A fascinating life.??Space Review?An intensely enjoyable book.??AmericaSpace.comHe walked on the moon. He piloted the space shuttle. He flew more space missions than any other human. His peers called him the ?astronaut?s astronaut.? One of the last memoirs written by an early American astronaut and the first by a former chief of the astronaut corps, Forever Young is indispensable to anyone interested in the history of NASA. « less