Two Sides Of The Moon - Our story of the Cold War Space Race by David Scott & Alexei Leonov (Signed By David Scott)
Growing up on either side of the Iron Curtain, David Scott and Alexei Leonov experienced very different childhoods but shared the same dream - to fly.
Excelling in every area of mental and physical agility, Scott and Leonov became elite fighter pilots and were chosen by their countries' urgeoning space programmes to take part in the greatest technological race ever - to land a man on the Moon.
In this unique dual autobiography, astronaut Scott and cosmonaut Leonov recount their exceptional lives and careers spent on the cutting edge of science and space exploration. With each mission fraught with perilous risks, and each space programme touched by tragedy, these parallel tales of adventure and heroism read like a modern-day thriller.
Before training to be the USSR's first man on the Moon, Leonov became the first man to walk in space. It was a feat that won him a place in history, but almost cost him his life. A year later, in 1966, Gemini 8, with David Scott and Neil Armstrong on board, tumbled out of control across space. Surviving against dramatic odds - a split-second decision by pilot Armstrong saved their lives - they both went on to fly their own lunar missions: Armstrong to command Apollo II and become the first man to walk on the Moon, and Scott to perform an EVA during the Apollo 9 mission and command the most complex expedition in the history of exploration, Apollo 15. Spending three days on the Moon, Scott became the seventh man to walk on its breathtaking surface.
Marking a new age of USA/USSR co-operation, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Scott and Leonov together, finally ending the Cold War silence and building a friendship that would last for decades.
Written from very personal perspectives, Two Sides of the Moon recounts the adventures of two men who risked their lives to push forward the frontier of man's celestial exploration.
2004 Hardcover signed by David Scott
Condition: Extremely Fine
ISBN: 0-7432-3162-7
BD (Signed by Author)
Growing up on either side of the Iron Curtain, David Scott and Alexei Leonov experienced very different childhoods but shared the same dream - to fly.
Excelling in every area of mental and physical agility, Scott and Leonov became elite fighter pilots and were chosen by their countries' urgeoning space programmes to take part in the greatest technological race ever - to land a man on the Moon.
In this unique dual autobiography, astronaut Scott and cosmonaut Leonov recount their exceptional lives and careers spent on the cutting edge of science and space exploration. With each mission fraught with perilous risks, and each space programme touched by tragedy, these parallel tales of adventure and heroism read like a modern-day thriller.
Before training to be the USSR's first man on the Moon, Leonov became the first man to walk in space. It was a feat that won him a place in history, but almost cost him his life. A year later, in 1966, Gemini 8, with David Scott and Neil Armstrong on board, tumbled out of control across space. Surviving against dramatic odds - a split-second decision by pilot Armstrong saved their lives - they both went on to fly their own lunar missions: Armstrong to command Apollo II and become the first man to walk on the Moon, and Scott to perform an EVA during the Apollo 9 mission and command the most complex expedition in the history of exploration, Apollo 15. Spending three days on the Moon, Scott became the seventh man to walk on its breathtaking surface.
Marking a new age of USA/USSR co-operation, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Scott and Leonov together, finally ending the Cold War silence and building a friendship that would last for decades.
Written from very personal perspectives, Two Sides of the Moon recounts the adventures of two men who risked their lives to push forward the frontier of man's celestial exploration.
2004 Hardcover signed by David Scott
Condition: Extremely Fine
ISBN: 0-7432-3162-7
BD (Signed by Author)
Growing up on either side of the Iron Curtain, David Scott and Alexei Leonov experienced very different childhoods but shared the same dream - to fly.
Excelling in every area of mental and physical agility, Scott and Leonov became elite fighter pilots and were chosen by their countries' urgeoning space programmes to take part in the greatest technological race ever - to land a man on the Moon.
In this unique dual autobiography, astronaut Scott and cosmonaut Leonov recount their exceptional lives and careers spent on the cutting edge of science and space exploration. With each mission fraught with perilous risks, and each space programme touched by tragedy, these parallel tales of adventure and heroism read like a modern-day thriller.
Before training to be the USSR's first man on the Moon, Leonov became the first man to walk in space. It was a feat that won him a place in history, but almost cost him his life. A year later, in 1966, Gemini 8, with David Scott and Neil Armstrong on board, tumbled out of control across space. Surviving against dramatic odds - a split-second decision by pilot Armstrong saved their lives - they both went on to fly their own lunar missions: Armstrong to command Apollo II and become the first man to walk on the Moon, and Scott to perform an EVA during the Apollo 9 mission and command the most complex expedition in the history of exploration, Apollo 15. Spending three days on the Moon, Scott became the seventh man to walk on its breathtaking surface.
Marking a new age of USA/USSR co-operation, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Scott and Leonov together, finally ending the Cold War silence and building a friendship that would last for decades.
Written from very personal perspectives, Two Sides of the Moon recounts the adventures of two men who risked their lives to push forward the frontier of man's celestial exploration.
2004 Hardcover signed by David Scott
Condition: Extremely Fine
ISBN: 0-7432-3162-7
BD (Signed by Author)