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First man : the life of Neil A. Armstrong

James R. Hansen (Author), Neil Armstrong (Associated name)
An authorized portrait of the first astronaut to set foot on the moon sheds light on other aspects of his career, from the honors he received as a naval aviator to the price he and his family paid for his professional dedication.
Print Book, English, 2005
Simon & Schuster, New York, 2005
Biographies
XI, 769 str., [24] str. pril. : ilustr. ; 25 cm
9780743256315, 074325631X
442679959
Prologue: The Launch1(12)
PART ONE: AN AMERICAN GENESIS
The Strong of Arm
13(7)
The Strong of Spirit
20(9)
PART TWO: TRANQUILITY BASE
First Child
29(7)
The Virtues of Smallville
36(7)
Truth in the Air
43(10)
Aeronautical Engineering 101
53(14)
PART THREE: WINGS OF GOLD
Class 5-49
67(12)
Fighter Squadron 51
79(9)
Fate Is the Hunter
88(13)
The Ordeal of Eagles
101(16)
PART FOUR: THE REAL RIGHT STUFF
The Research Pilot
117(6)
Above the High Desert
123(18)
At the Edge of Space
141(19)
The Worst Loss
160(8)
Higher Resolve
168(31)
I've Got a Secret
199(18)
PART FIVE: NO MAN IS AN ISLAND
Training Days
217(13)
In Line for Command
230(12)
Gemini VIII
242(33)
The Astronaut's Wife
275(17)
For All America
292(11)
PART SIX: APOLLO
Out of the Ashes
303(11)
Wingless on Luna
314(21)
Amiable Strangers
335(25)
First Out
360(14)
Dialectics of a Moon Mission
374(31)
PART SEVEN: ONE GIANT LEAP
Outward Bound
405(36)
The Landing
441(35)
One Small Step
476(53)
Return to Earth
529(35)
For All Mankind
564(23)
PART EIGHT: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
Standing Ground
587(15)
To Engineer Is Human
602(18)
The Astronaut as Icon
620(19)
Into the Heartland
639(10)
Acknowledgments649(6)
Notes655(64)
Bibliography719(20)
Index739