{"product_id":"apollo-pilot-the-memoir-of-astronaut-donn-eisele-hardcover","title":"Apollo Pilot: The Memoir of Astronaut Donn Eisele - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonn Eisele\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrancis French\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSusan Eisele Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn October 1968 Donn Eisele flew with fellow astronauts Walt Cunningham and Wally Schirra into Earth orbit in \u003ci\u003eApollo 7\u003c\/i\u003e. The first manned mission in the Apollo program and the first manned flight after a fire during a launch pad test killed three astronauts in early 1967, \u003ci\u003eApollo 7\u003c\/i\u003e helped restart NASA's manned-spaceflight program. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Known to many as a goofy, lighthearted prankster, Eisele worked his way from the U.S. Naval Academy to test pilot school and then into the select ranks of America's prestigious astronaut corps. He was originally on the crew of \u003ci\u003eApollo 1\u003c\/i\u003e before being replaced due to injury. After that crew died in a horrific fire, Eisele was on the crew selected to return Americans to space. Despite the success of \u003ci\u003eApollo 7\u003c\/i\u003e, Eisele never flew in space again, as divorce and a testy crew commander led to the three astronauts being labeled as troublemakers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unbeknownst to everyone, after his retirement as a technical assistant for manned spaceflight at NASA's Langley Research Center in 1972, Eisele wrote in detail about his years in the air force and his time in the Apollo program. Long after his death, Francis French discovered Eisele's unpublished memoir, and Susie Eisele Black (Donn's widow) allowed French access to her late husband's NASA files and personal effects. Readers can now experience an Apollo story they assumed would never be written as well as the story behind its discovery. \u003cb\u003ePurchase the audio edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonn Eisele\u003c\/b\u003e (1930-87) flew the \u003ci\u003eApollo 7\u003c\/i\u003e spacecraft in 1968 and served as backup command module pilot for the \u003ci\u003eApollo 10\u003c\/i\u003e moon mission. After retiring from the air force and the space program, he became director of the U.S. Peace Corps in Thailand. \u003cb\u003eFrancis French\u003c\/b\u003e is the director of education at the San Diego Air and Space Museum and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eInto That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2007). \u003cb\u003eSusie Eisele Black \u003c\/b\u003e(1939-2014) was the widow of astronaut Donn Eisele. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.36 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761349296416,"sku":"9780803262836","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c583ec15bc11343505b2f1d706aae050.webp?v=1780205226","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/apollo-pilot-the-memoir-of-astronaut-donn-eisele-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}