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A Bunch of Plumbers

A Bunch of Plumbers

A Bunch of Plumbers
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A Bunch of Plumbers Paperback - 2015

by John Newcomb

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High Tide Publications. Used - Acceptable. ATTN:<<<<PERSONAL MESSAGE WRITTEN IN IT>>>> paperback The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
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  • Title A Bunch of Plumbers
  • Author John Newcomb
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 298
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher High Tide Publications
  • Publication date 2015-09-24
  • Bookseller's Inventory # P-05-4385
  • ISBN 9780692455852 / 069245585X
  • Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.62 in (22.91 x 15.19 x 1.57 cm)
  • Category Technology & Industrial Arts
  • Quantity available 1

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Reader reviews for A Bunch of Plumbers

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The Unsung Heroes of the American Space Program A Bunch of Plumbers is the behind-the-scenes story of how NASA engineers, armed with butcher paper, slide rules, and punch card computers, accomplished two of the most successful missions of the 20th century-the Lunar Orbiter Project that placed five spacecraft around the Moon and photographed the proposed Apollo Landing Sites, and the Viking Project that succeeded, against all odds, in placing two landers on the surface of Mars in 1976. John Newcomb's account is a tribute to the Lunar Orbiter and Viking Project Teams and the thousands of other engineers who were the unsung heroes of the space race. Woven throughout this book are stories of extraordinary people like Derwood, who launched rockets from Wallops and continued to play the violin despite losing an arm in a launch accident; superstitions like Lee Scherer's lucky coat; and Newcomb's save-the-day calculation involving rolls of butcher paper. It is a wild ride mixed with sobering realities of sacrifice and dedication. And ...you don't have to be a rocket scientist to enjoy this book.

About the author

John Newcomb While attending Virginia Tech, John had many adventures through the Virginia Tech Cooperative Engineering Program, alternately working in the NASA, Langley Research Center's wind tunnels, laboratories, and at Langley's rocket launching site, Wallops Island. After graduating from Tech, John joined the Langley Research Center as a young engineer and quickly became involved in two of NASA's early space missions - the Lunar Orbiter Project and the Viking Project. After Viking, John headed NASA's Physics and Chemistry Experiments in-Space Program that performed experiments in the free fall environment of NASA's Space Shuttle and The International Space Station. John and his wife, Peggy, live in Gloucester Point, Virginia
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