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Biografisk notat
Colin Burgess is author or editor of almost forty books on the military and spaceflight, including Selecting the Mercury Seven: The Search for America’s First Astronauts (2011). He lives in Sydney, Australia.
‘A fresh, crisp, and insightful chronicle. Burgess wings the reader through humankind’s initial, sometimes faltering, journeys into outer space; and our first footprints on another world. But these were just the start. Strap in! From these beginnings mankind personally touches the Kosmos in its Greatest Adventure.’ – Charles D. Walker, engineer, corporate executive, and first commercial industry astronaut on Space Shuttle missions STS-41D, STS-51D, and STS-61B
'From the initial string of Soviet achievements to the ultimate US victory in the race to land on the Moon, a history of space exploration, detailing its many successes, tragedies, risks and rewards.' - The Bookseller
'A fresh, crisp, and insightful chronicle. Colin Burgess wings the reader through humankind's initial, sometimes faltering, journeys into outer space; and our first footprints on another world. But these were just the start. Strap in! From these beginnings mankind personally touches the cosmos in its greatest adventure.' - Charles D. Walker, first commercial industry astronaut on Space Shuttle missions STS-41D, STS-51D and STS-61B
'This journey through the thrilling decades of human spaceflight chronicles the highlights of exploration, with all of its triumphs and tragedies. It's an engaging read, perfect for those who have never read a space book before and want to know what humankind has accomplished out in the void.' - Francis French, space historian and co-author of 'In the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969'
'With The Greatest Adventure Colin Burgess has contributed to the library of space history something it has sorely lacked. When people ask what the one book is that they should read to learn about human space exploration, I now know exactly where to send them. This engaging, comprehensive history covers everything from the early days of rocketry to a new era of exploration that is dawning this very moment.' - David Hitt, co-author of 'Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story'
‘A fresh, crisp, and insightful chronicle. Burgess wings the reader through humankind’s initial, sometimes faltering, journeys into outer space; and our first footprints on another world. But these were just the start. Strap in! From these beginnings mankind personally touches the Kosmos in its Greatest Adventure.’ – Charles D. Walker, engineer, corporate executive, and first commercial industry astronaut on Space Shuttle missions STS-41D, STS-51D, and STS-61B
'From the initial string of Soviet achievements to the ultimate US victory in the race to land on the Moon, a history of space exploration, detailing its many successes, tragedies, risks and rewards.' - The Bookseller
'A fresh, crisp, and insightful chronicle. Colin Burgess wings the reader through humankind's initial, sometimes faltering, journeys into outer space; and our first footprints on another world. But these were just the start. Strap in! From these beginnings mankind personally touches the cosmos in its greatest adventure.' - Charles D. Walker, first commercial industry astronaut on Space Shuttle missions STS-41D, STS-51D and STS-61B
'This journey through the thrilling decades of human spaceflight chronicles the highlights of exploration, with all of its triumphs and tragedies. It's an engaging read, perfect for those who have never read a space book before and want to know what humankind has accomplished out in the void.' - Francis French, space historian and co-author of 'In the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969'
'With The Greatest Adventure Colin Burgess has contributed to the library of space history something it has sorely lacked. When people ask what the one book is that they should read to learn about human space exploration, I now know exactly where to send them. This engaging, comprehensive history covers everything from the early days of rocketry to a new era of exploration that is dawning this very moment.' - David Hitt, co-author of 'Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story'