Hornet Plus Three follows the evolution of the DOD, Navy and NASA's efforts to take up President John F. Kennedy's challenge to [land] a man on the Moon and [return] him safely to Earth. In order to recover spacecraft from the vast ocean, the Navy and DoD had to create very elaborate plans and backups. This book traces those plans, from Mercury Freedom 7 to Apollo 12. Each aspect is explored, from the many types of aircraft employed, the different ships and their crews, and the diving specialists whose mission was to ...
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Hornet Plus Three follows the evolution of the DOD, Navy and NASA's efforts to take up President John F. Kennedy's challenge to [land] a man on the Moon and [return] him safely to Earth. In order to recover spacecraft from the vast ocean, the Navy and DoD had to create very elaborate plans and backups. This book traces those plans, from Mercury Freedom 7 to Apollo 12. Each aspect is explored, from the many types of aircraft employed, the different ships and their crews, and the diving specialists whose mission was to protect the astronauts.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has slight scuffing/wear/bending to edges, bk covers have slight wear to edges, pgs are clean & tight, signed/inscription on title page. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color, Line drawings, black & white, Line drawings, color, Maps, Figures. Audience: General/trade.
