Who's Who in Space: The First 25 Years [Hardcover]

Michael Cassutt (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 311 pages
• Publisher: G K Hall (April 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816188017
• ISBN-13: 978-0816188017
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,405,081 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Cassutt has published fiction (six novels, thirty short stories) and non-fiction (five books, all in the field of human spaceflight, and over two hundred articles). He is also an accomplished television writer and producer, with credits on such series as THE TWILIGHT ZONE, EERIE, INDIANA, and THE DEAD ZONE.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for any one interested in space, April 22, 2000

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This review is from: Who's Who in Space: The First 25 Years (Hardcover)

Having always been interested in the space program and particularly the astronauts that flew the missions, this book is definitely one of my favourites. What makes it so interesting is that it gives you a CV on all the astronauts, and therefore anyone who has any desire to become an astronaut can begin to see what is required. In the nutshell a superb book !

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like Sands Through the Hourglass ..., December 31, 2007

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Colin Burgess (Sydney, AUSTRALIA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Who's Who in Space: The First 25 Years (Hardcover)

This mighty book is a veritable kaleidoscope of intriguing personalities; all of them with a common legacy - they were all selected at some time as a candidate to fly into space. Many made it, while others didn't for varying reasons, but they are all in here, with individual photographs accompanying each biographical entry. It is a brilliant concept, and extraordinarily handy for spaceflight researchers and biographers such as myself. It is as close to indispensible as any book can be.

The only difficulty for the author in producing such a book lies in the fact that every year, ineluctably, sees a whole new batch of spaceflight candidates selected; the reason why this book has already been revised twice (and let's hope for a fourth revision).

Moreso than any other book, "Who's Who in Space" offers a history of human spaceflight by showcasing the men and women who were and are an integral part of that history, and the author is to be commended for his diligent and ongoing research. Highly recommended in all editions.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and indispensible, December 29, 2007

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AReader - See all my reviews

This review is from: Who's Who in Space: The First 25 Years (Hardcover)

Who are the people from around the world who have traveled into space? This book will tell you.

In concise, accurate snapshots, we learn not just about the most famous spacefarers like John Glenn, Yuri Gagarin, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, but also the lesser-known - people became the only person to date to fly from their country, those who were selected but never flew - a wide variety of interesting characters. As a reference to the Space Age, it is indispensible and fascinating.