Falling to Earth
Subtitle: an Apollo 15 astronaut's journey
By: Al Worden with Francis French
Contributors: French, Francis
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9781588343093
Subjects: Space flight to the moon; Project Apollo (U.S.); Astronauts; Biography; History
Description: The author describes his life, from his early years growing up on a farm to his years as an astronaut with NASA, including flying the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Farmer; title: Soldier; title: Aviator; title: Astronaut; title: The fire; title: Unveiling the moon; title: Training and temptation; title: Launch; title: Earthrise; title: Falling to Earth; title: Celebration; title: Ruin; title: Redemption; title: A new tranquility; title: Epilogue / by Tom Stafford.