{"product_id":"shattered-dreams-9781496206756","title":"Shattered Dreams","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eShattered Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the personal stories and recollections of several men and women who were in line to fly a specific or future space mission but lost that opportunity due to personal reasons, mission cancellations, or even tragedies. While some of the subjects are familiar names in spaceflight history, the accounts of others are told here for the first time. Colin Burgess features spaceflight candidates from the United States, Russia, Indonesia, Australia, and Great Britain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShattered Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e brings to new life such episodes and upheavals in spaceflight history as the saga of the three Apollo missions that were cancelled due to budgetary constraints and never flew; NASA astronaut Patricia Hilliard Robertson, who died of burn injuries after her airplane crashed before she had a chance to fly into space; and a female cosmonaut who might have become the first journalist to fly in space. Another NASA astronaut was preparing to fly an Apollo mission b\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We are used to celebrating heroes who have achieved great things. This book helps us to realize that we should also celebrate those unsung heroes who continue to strive toward great things even if they are not able to reach their initial goals.\"—James R. Zimbelman, \u003ci\u003eQuest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An overdue and moving account of the almost-astronauts, a group of extraordinary people who came tantalizingly close to leaving Earth and seeing our planet from orbit. An important contribution to the history of human space exploration.”—Robert Pearlman, space historian and editor of collectSPACE.com\u003cbr\u003e“Have you ever read a book that is so wonderful you tell everyone he or she must read it? This is just such a book, one that is at times fascinating, revealing, and inspirational. I found myself becoming emotionally involved in the real-life stories and dramas of these truly amazing men and women. Definitely a book to read and treasure.”—Dee O’Hara, nurse to the first astronauts\u003cbr\u003e“My father, Ted Freeman, a newly appointed astronaut, died in an accident only one year into living his dream of flying to the moon. Colin Burgess told my father’s story in his wonderful book, \u003ci\u003eFallen Astronauts\u003c\/i\u003e, and this latest, similarly magnificent book explores the lives and achievements of other individuals who also lost that rare chance of venturing into the mysteries and wonders of space. Another great book by an outstanding author.”—Faith (Freeman) Johnson, daughter of Capt. Theodore Cordy Freeman, USAF, NASA astronaut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e Foreword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Prologue: End of a Spaceflight Dream\u003cbr\u003e 1. Losing the Moon: Apollo, the Abandoned Missions\u003cbr\u003e 2. Earthbound Astronaut: Scientist-Astronaut Duane “Doc” Graveline\u003cbr\u003e 3. Born beneath the Southern Cross: NASA’s Group 6 Astronaut Philip K. Chapman\u003cbr\u003e 4. Svetlana’s Story: Russia’s Journalist-in-Space Program and Cosmonaut-Journalist Svetlana Omelchenko\u003cbr\u003e 5. Unfulfilled Ambitions: Lt. Cdr. Stephen D. Thorne, USN\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Greatest Gesture: Oceanographer Robert E. Stevenson\u003cbr\u003e 7. Test Pilot and Ex-Astronaut: Group 5 Astronaut Lt. Cdr. John S. Bull, USN\u003cbr\u003e 8. An Indonesian Flag in Space: Payload Specialist Pratiwi Sudarmono\u003cbr\u003e 9. Countdown to Skynet: Britain’s First Astronaut Candidates\u003cbr\u003e 10. Patience, Persistence, and Guts: The Extraordinary Story of Frank K. Ellis\u003cbr\u003e 11. Vostok Lady: Pilot and Parachutist Marina Popovich\u003cbr\u003e 12. With Stars in Her Eyes: Group 19 Mission Specialist Patricia Hilliard Robertson\u003cbr\u003e 13. New Hampshire to the New Frontier: Payload Specialist Candidate Robert J. Wood\u003cbr\u003e 14. Argentina’s Only Astronaut: Fernando (Frank) Caldeiro\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: A Personal Reflection\u003cbr\u003e Sources\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409221230935,"sku":"9781496206756","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496206756.jpg?v=1730506010","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/shattered-dreams-9781496206756","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}