{"product_id":"apollo-pilot-the-memoir-of-astronaut-donn-eisele-9780803262836","title":"Apollo Pilot: The Memoir of Astronaut Donn Eisele","description":"In 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. \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 Long after his death, Francis French discovered Eisele's unpublished memoir, and Susie Eisele Black (Donn's widow) allowed French access to her late husband's NASA files and personal effects.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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803262836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.34w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Donn Eisele","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643668263068,"sku":"9780803262836","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3c605a11-26f5-497a-bdbe-46b6f4b9d618.jpg?v=1603857052","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/apollo-pilot-the-memoir-of-astronaut-donn-eisele-9780803262836","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}