Orbit of Discovery
Subtitle: the all-Ohio space shuttle mission
By: Don Thomas ; with Mike Bartell
Contributors: Bartell, Mike
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Ringtaw Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Akron, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9781937378721; 9781937378776; 9781937378769
Subjects: Space flights; Travel; Exploration; Astronauts; Discovery (Spacecraft)
Description: "The desire to beat gravity is a Buckeye tradition. After all, Orville and Wilbur Wright were Dayton, Ohio, boys who went to Kitty Hawk in 1903 to get things off the ground. When space became the next frontier, John Glenn, who was born in Cambridge, Ohio, on July 18, 1921, became the first American to orbit the earth in his Friendship 7 spacecraft. A Wapakoneta, Ohio, resident, Neil Armstrong, born in 1930, followed in the footsteps of Glenn by being the first human to step onto the moon's surface during the summer of 1969. Don Thomas, a Cleveland native, saw other Ohioans in space and set his sights on becoming an astronaut. After years of hard work and dedication, he became part of the 1995 All-Ohio space shuttle Discovery mission. Orbit of discovery provides a firsthand account of this mission. Written by Thomas with the assistance of journalist, Mike Bartell, the book is a lively and entertaining must read for individuals who want to experience a ride into space. Orbit of Discovery is augmented with a foreword by astronaut and Senator John Glenn and an introduction by Senator George Voinovich." --Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Discovery attacked!; title: In the footsteps of Glenn and Armstrong; title: The all-Ohio shuttle crew; title: Discovery to orbit; title: Open season on woodpeckers; title: Scientific discovery; title: Columbus was right; title: Close encounter with space junk; title: Fireball to Earth; title: Hail, hail, rock 'n' roll; title: Onward and upward; title: Those clang jangin' woodpeckers.