HOT NASA: The Complete Illustrated History by Michael H. Gorn find pc online reading story

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This book tells about the great history of NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The history ranges from before NASA ever existed clear to the some of the most recent missions (missions recorded in book ending at 2005). Before NASA, there was NACA, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Every US plane that broke a speed record flew with a radial engine covered by an NACA cowling. Mach 1 was also conquered in the X-1 during NACAs reign, and more supersonic research was done with the X-1E and other aircraft. Then rocket experiments began, and NASA came into play. A rocket powered plane used by the NASA was the X-15, one of the fasted planes ever. The X-15 achieved speeds of Mach 6-7. Alan Shepard became the first man in space on August 20, 1953 (Project Mercury). Then Project Gemini and Apollo followed. Apollo brought the first men to the moon. Many probes were sent to different places in the solar system and the space shuttle came into use, becoming one of the most reliable ways to orbit. Many missions didnt go flawlessly, and some ended in complete disaster. It took much research to develop spacecraft into what they are today. My favorite part was when it talked about Neil Armstrong stepping onto the moon for the first time.Many astronauts feared for their lives during their missions. A good example of this is Apollo 13. Luckily, the astronauts on board were able to survive on the crippled spacecraft long enough to make it safely back to Earth. It is pretty hard to relate to that kind of fear, that dying is a huge possibility, but I have been near cliffs and felt the possibility of falling off. Some of the earliest rocket experiments were like large model rocket projects, including five stages. I love to experiment with model rocketry, and have been very interested in it for most of my life.I LOVE this book! It includes so many cool details that I never knew, and Im usually the expert on this stuff. I loved how it was written when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon and took the first step onto its surface. I didnt really have a least favorite part, except the sad parts when astronauts died in disasters. Anyone who loves to read about past space missions would enjoy this book very much. It has so many details that make the history very exciting. Many of them you wouldnt know, so you learn a lot too!
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