Forever Young
Subtitle: a life of adventure in air and space
By: John W. Young with James R. Hansen ; foreword by Michael Collins
Contributors: Hansen, James R.; Collins, Michael, 1930-
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780813042091
Subjects: Air pilots; Biography; Astronauts; Space flight to the moon
Description: The autobiography of astronaut John Young.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: "Go" or "no-go"; title: Part I: A flying career; title: 1. From Cartersville to Georgia Tech; title: 2. Gunnery officer to naval aviator; title: 3. Fighter pilot to test pilot; title: 4. Pax River; title: Part II: Into orbit; title: 5. The new nine and Project Gemini; title: 6. Countdown; title: 7. Three orbits; title: 8. Dual rendezvous; title: Part 3: Lunar journeys; title: 9. From a fire to the moon; title: 10. Call sign Charlie Brown; title: 11. From tranquility to a lost moon; title: 12. To the Descartes Highlands; title: 13. In the briar patch; title: 14. The end of moon landings; title: Part III: The shuttle era; title: 15. Enterprise; title: 16. "The boldest test flight in history"; title: 17. Advent of the "operational" shuttle; title: 18. A steep spiral staircase; title: 19. The Challenger disaster; title: 20. A mountain of memos; title: 21. "The next logical step; title: 22. On a wing and a prayer; title: Epilogue: When worlds collide.