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TL789.8.U5B535 2004Description
Contents: Introduction: Primarily about primary recovery ships -- Where did it all begin? -- A worldwide recovery operation -- DOD description of the entire recovery forces effort -- Ships used in the space program -- The helicopters -- "M" is for Mercury and-- for Marines! Flying Tigers! -- And then there were Frogmen! -- From simulated spacecraft recovery to the real thing -- A conversation with the captain -- Events that did not make the evening news: They’ve got a girl in their room!!! -- The red carpet treatment (GT-11) -- The equator beckons (Apollo-11) -- The gremlin of Apollo-15 -- The prime recovery ships and all the manned missions: USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39) -- The flight of Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7) -- USS Randolph (CVS-15) -- The flight of Mercury-Redstone 4 (Liberty Bell 7) -- USS Noa (DD-841) -- The flight of Mercury-Atlas 6 (Friendship 7) -- USS Intrepid (CVS-11) -- USS John R. Pierce (DD-753) -- The flight of Aurora 7 (Mercury-Atlas 7) -- USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) -- The flight of Sigma 7 (Mercury-Atlas 8) -- The flight of Faith 7 (Mercury-Atlas 9) -- Gemini-- the bridge between Mercury and Apollo -- The flight of Gemini 3 -- USS Wasp (CVS-18) -- The flight of Gemini 4 -- USS DuPont (DD-941) -- The flight of Gemini 5 -- The flights of Gemini 6 and 7 -- USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852) -- The flight of Gemini 8 -- USS Boxer (CVS-21 and LPH-4) -- The flight of Gemini 9 -- USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) -- The flight of Gemini 10 -- USS Guam (LPH-9) -- The flight of Gemini 11 -- The flight of Gemini 12 -- Gemini summary -- USS Essex (CVS-9) -- The flight of Apollo 7 -- USS Yorktown (CVS-10) -- The flight of Apollo 8 -- The flight of Apollo 9 -- USS Princeton (LPH-5) -- The flight of Apollo 10 -- USS Hornet (CVS-12) -- The flight of Apollo 11 -- The flight of Apollo 12 -- USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) -- The flight of Apollo 13 -- USS New Orleans (LPH-11) -- The flight of Apollo 14 -- USS Okinawa (LPH-3) -- The flight of Apollo 15 -- USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14) -- The flight of Apollo 16 -- The flight of Apollo 17 -- Apollo summary at a glance -- Introduction to the Skylab Program -- The flight of Skylab II -- The flight of Skylab III -- The flight of Skylab IV -- The flight of Apollo-Soyuz (ASTP) -- In closing.
Notes: Includes index.
United States - Navy.
United States - National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
200 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), 1 col. map ; 24 x 31 cm.Collection
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Blair, DonPlace Published
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Nashville, TNState/Province
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North AmericaDate Published
2004Call No.
TL789.8.U5B535 2004