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Colin Burgess (1947 - ) is an Australian author and historian, specializing in space flight and military history. He is a former customer service manager for Qantas Airways, and a regular contributor to the collectSPACE online community. He lives in New South Wales. Two of Burgess's co-authored 2007 books, Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 and In the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969 were named as finalists for the 2007 Eugene M. Emme Award given by the American Astronautical Society. "In the Shadow of the Moon" was also named as "2009 Outstanding Academic Title" by Choice Magazine.

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Total Books: 40
NASA's First Space Shuttle Astronaut Selection Redefining the Right Stuff
2020 - Nasa's First Space Shuttle Astronaut Selection Redefining the Right Stuff [Springer Praxis Books] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783030457419
ISBN-10: 3030457419
Genres: Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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Shattered Dreams The Lost and Canceled Space Missions
2019 - Shattered Dreams the Lost and Canceled Space Missions [Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781496206756
ISBN-10: 1496206754
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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NASA's Pilot Astronaut Groups of the Late 1960s Expanding the Space Frontier
2017 - Nasa's Pilot Astronaut Groups of the Late 1960s Expanding the Space Frontier [Springer Praxis Books] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783319510125
ISBN-10: 3319510126
Genres: Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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Faith 7 Gordon Cooper Jr The Final Mercury Mission
2017 - Faith 7 Gordon Cooper Jr the Final Mercury Mission [Springer Praxis Books] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783319305622
ISBN-10: 331930562X
Genres: Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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Sigma 7 The Six Mercury Orbits of Walter M Schirra Jr
2016 - Sigma 7 the Six Mercury Orbits of Walter M Schirra Jr [Springer Praxis Books] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783319279824
ISBN-10: 3319279823
Genres: Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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Fallen Astronauts Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon Revised Edition
2016 - Fallen Astronauts Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon Revised Edition [Outward Odyssey: A People's History of S] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780803285095
ISBN-10: 0803285094
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Science & Math
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Aurora 7 The Mercury Spaceflight of M Scott Carpenter
2015 - Aurora 7 the Mercury Spaceflight of M Scott Carpenter [Springer Praxis Books] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783319204383
ISBN-10: 3319204386
Genres: Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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Interkosmos The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program
2015 - Interkosmos the Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program [Springer Praxis Books] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783319241616
ISBN-10: 3319241613
Genres: Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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Friendship 7 The Epic Orbital Flight of John H Glenn Jr
2015 - Friendship 7 the Epic Orbital Flight of John H Glenn Jr [Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783319156538
ISBN-10: 3319156535
Genres: Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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Liberty Bell 7 The Suborbital Mercury Flight of Virgil I Grissom
2014 - Liberty Bell 7 the Suborbital Mercury Flight of VIrgil I Grissom [Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783319043906
ISBN-10: 3319043900
Genres: Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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Freedom 7 The Historic Flight of Alan B Shepard Jr
2013 - Freedom 7 the Historic Flight of Alan B Shepard Jr [Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783319011554
ISBN-10: 3319011553
Genres: Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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Moon Bound Choosing and Preparing NASA's Lunar Astronauts
2013 - Moon Bound Choosing and Preparing Nasa's Lunar Astronauts [Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781461438540
ISBN-10: 1461438543
Genre: Science & Math
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Selecting the Mercury Seven The Search for America's First Astronauts
2011 - Selecting the Mercury Seven the Search for America's First Astronauts [Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781441984043
ISBN-10: 1441984046
Genre: Science & Math
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In the Shadow of the Moon A Challenging Journey to Tranquility 19651969
2010 - In the Shadow of the Moon a Challenging Journey to Tranquility 19651969 [Outward Odyssey: A People's History of S] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780803229792
ISBN-10: 0803229798
Genre: Science & Math
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Into That Silent Sea Trailblazers of the Space Era 19611965
2009 - Into That Silent Sea Trailblazers of the Space Era 19611965 [Outward Odyssey: A People's History of S] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780803226395
ISBN-10: 080322639X
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team Their Lives and Legacies
2008 - The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team Their Lives and Legacies [Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780387848235
ISBN-10: 0387848231
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Travel, Nonfiction, Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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Animals in Space From Research Rockets to the Space Shuttle
2007 - Animals in Space From Research Rockets to the Space Shuttle [Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780387360539
ISBN-10: 0387360530
Genres: History, Reference, Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation, Politics & Social Sciences
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Behind Palace Doors
2006 - Behind Palace Doors (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781844542741
ISBN-10: 1844542742
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
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NASA's ScientistAstronauts
2006 - Nasa's Scientistastronauts [Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780387218977
ISBN-10: 0387218971
Genre: Science & Math
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Fallen Astronauts Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon
2003 - Fallen Astronauts Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780803213326
ISBN-10: 0803213328
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
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Age of Stonehenge
2003 - Age of Stonehenge (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780785815938
ISBN-10: 0785815937
Genre: History
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2001 - Phoenix the Age of Stonehenge [Phoenix Press] (Paperback)