He helped break a new endurance record on gemini 5, performed experiments and practiced docking on gemini 11, walked on the moon on apollo 12, and helped repair an ailing space station on skylab 2. Astronaut pete conrad s incredible ride to the moon and beyond by nancy conrad and howard a. It reads more like a novel, in which pete conrad happens to be the main character. Astronaut pete conrad s incredible ride to the moon and beyond, published by nal. We see charles pete conrad and three friends making an around the world speed record in a business lear jet owned by his cablevision friend.
Nancy conrad is gemini, apollo and skylab astronaut pete conrads widow, and thus can offer a unique, insiders look at the life of one of americas most accomplished and memorable astronauts. Navy officer and nasa astronaut, and during the apollo 12 mission became the third man to walk on the moon. The book itself was a generally enjoyable read and one does get a sense of pete conrads funloving, cando attitude throughout it. Astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon. Astronaut pete conrad s incredible ride to the moon and beyond by conrad, nancy. Astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon and beyond by buzz aldrin, nancy conrad, howard a. Pete conrad was a wonderful man as is his wife nancy. Rocket man astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon and beyond rocks. Pity the twit who would try to script a bunch of test pilots and fighter jocks, egos fully intact, riding a rocket to the moon, reflected conrads second wife, nancy, in her 2005 book rocketman. I found it a little frustrating to whip past parts without a lot of detail, especially during conrads nasa career in. A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of elton johns breakthrough years.
Pete was everything this book portrays and a wonderful person full of life. Pete conrad, the original rocket man bruce kauffmann. Conrad was selected in nasas second astronaut class. Astronaut pete conrad s incredible ride to the moon and beyond conrad, nancy, klausner, howard a. Astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon and beyond ebook.
Pete conrad overcame dyslexia to become one of nasas mosttraveled astronauts, logging four trips into space, including apollo 12. Yes it is a different book to carrying the fire but remember that it was not written by pete conrad but by his wife after his death. Astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon and beyond by conrad, nancy. Rocketman, the 2005 biography of conrad written by his widow nancy conrad and howard klausner, doesnt explain why conrad picked bean for his crew. Rocketman astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon. Whether he was flathatting fifty feet off the deck going mach 2, testflying every supersonic jet the navy developed including some they shouldnt have. Astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon and beyond, published by nal.
Rent rocketman astronaut pete conrad s incredible ride to the moon and beyond 1st edition 9780451215093 and save up to 80% on textbook rentals and 90% on used textbooks. Apr 12, 2005 based on interviews conducted with conrad by his wife before his untimely death, rocketman is the amazingbuttrue, surprisingly candid insiders view of the greatest ride in history, americas glorious race to the stars, as seen through the eyes of the real space cowboy. Howard klausner for pete conrad, it was all about the ride. With taron egerton, jamie bell, richard madden, bryce dallas howard.
Klausner to capture the life and achievements of a highflying hero. Even though at times pete didnt conduct himself the way nasa would like him to, i feel he made a big contribution to the space program and i will always be inspired by the rocketmans accomplishments. May 02, 2006 pete conrad is recognized as one of the most colorful characters of the apolloera astronauts, and his recollections apparently were a key source for tom wolfes book the right stuff. In science it often happens that scientists say, you know thats a really good argument.
I miss pete terribly and wish his wife much success with this book. Astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon and beyond nancy conrad, howard a. June 2, 1930 july 8, 1999, captain, usn, was an american nasa astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and commanded the apollo 12 space mission, on which he became the third man to walk on the moon. Join facebook to connect with pete conrad and others you may know. Jul 10, 1999 pete conrad, who flew to the moon nearly 30 years ago and became the third man to walk upon it, died thursday evening after crashing his motorcycle near ojai, calif. He set an eightday space endurance record along with his command pilot gordon cooper on the gemini 5 mission, and commanded the gemini 11 mission. Just wanted to post my approval of the rocketman book. Pete conrad national aeronautics and space administration. The intent of the book was to help the reader get to know pete conrad, and therefore it was 100% successful. In rocketman, conrad s widow joins with space cowboys screenplay writer howard a. Astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon and beyond from the worlds largest community of readers. Vgfine dust jacket, very faint bump to bottom front corner.
Pete conrad was the third man to walk on the moon during the apollo 12 mission. Congratulations to nancy conrad on a job well done. Rocketman he was the third man to walk on the moon but the first to dance on it. Astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon and beyond. Klausner 2006, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Rocketman was published by penguin books usa in 2005.
Whether he was hotdogging at mach 2, testflying every supersonic jet the navy developed and some they shouldnt have, orbiting the earth at almost twenty thousand miles per hour, or redlining his corvette, he loved pushing the envelope. Astronaut pete conrad was the real deal orange county register. Unlike many astronaut biographies, this book will be more about the person than the missions and conrad was one of the most fascinating people who ever. Nancy his wife was super with notes and stories and howard klausner did an outstanding job writing this book. Astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon and beyond by nancy conrad and howard a. You may know that nancy penned the best selling book, rocketman. Spirit of space pioneers shines brightly at astronaut. This biography discusses pete conrad s life, an apollo astronaut and the third man to walk on the moon. His mother wanted very much to name her newborn son peter, but charles insisted that his first son bear his name. Whether he was hotdogging at mach 2, testflying every supersonic jet the navy developed and some they shouldnt have, orbiting the earth at almost 20,000 mph, or redlining his corvette, he loved pushing the envelope. It is a book that belongs in the library of anyone interested in space exploration. Klausner, buzz int aldrin from publishers weekly screenwriter klausner space cowboys, writing with astronaut conrads second wife, nancy, brings a snappy, moviedialogue feel to this biography of charles pete conrad 19301999.
Astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon and beyond nal 2005. Rent rocketman astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon and beyond 1st edition 9780451215093 and save up to 80% on textbook rentals and 90% on used textbooks. Based on interviews conducted with conrad by his wife before his untimely death, rocketman is the amazingbuttrue, surprisingly candid insiders view of the greatest ride in history, americas glorious race to the stars, as seen through the eyes of the real space cowboy. Conrad, author of rocketman, wife of moonwalking astronaut pete conrad, will discuss her husbands vision of moonmars exploration and how it dovetails with the current space commercialization efforts of entrepreneurs like richard branson and burt rutan. Based on interviews conducted with conrad by his wife before his untimely death, rocketman is the amazingbuttrue, surprisingly candid insiders view of the greatest ride in history, americas glorious race to the stars, as seen through the eyes. Following pete conrads death after a motorcycle accident in 1999, nancy conrad shared petes story with global audiences and in the discovery channel documentary surfing the healthcare tsunami. Pete conrad was born on june 2, 1930, in philadelphia, the third child and the first son of charles conrad, sr.
If you want more info on the gemini and apollo missions, there are a plethora of books available that will accomplish this objective. Astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon and beyond, which can be purchased at a lower price at. Pete conrad was born on june 2, 1930, in philadelphia, the third child and the first son of charles conrad sr. Jan 09, 20 pete conrad was the third man to walk on the moon during the apollo 12 mission. May 22, 2007 he was the third man to walk on the moon and the first to dance on it. Pete conrad died in a motorcycle accident after starting work on a memoir, and his collaborator. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. I found it a little frustrating to whip past parts without a lot of detail, especially during conrads nasa career in which mountains of information is available. If feels like it skirts over a lot, theres not much meat on the bones. Rocketman is subtitled pete conrads incredible ride to the moon and beyond and purports to be a biography of gemini and apollo astronaut charles peter conrad jr. He went on to command apollo 12, walked on the moon, and in 1978 was awarded the congressional space medal of honor. Astronaut pete conrad s incredible ride to the moon and beyond. Even though at times pete didnt conduct himself the way nasa would like him to, i feel he made a big contribution to the space program and i will always be inspired by the rocketman s accomplishments. In the book rocket man by howard klausner and nancy conrad, wife of late astronaut pete conrad, astronaut buzz aldrin said when petes.
Pete conrad quotes 5 science quotes dictionary of science. This biography discusses pete conrads life, an apollo astronaut and the third man to walk on the moon. Nancy conrad and howard klausner signed their new book rocketman. Klausner 2005, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. After apollo, he commanded the skylab 2 mission the first manned one. Unsurprisingly, conrad did not make the original cut, but when a second set of astronauts was later recruited, he reapplied and was accepted. Unfortunately, this isnt the book that i thought it would be. Charles pete conrad was a veteran of four spaceflights back in 1960s and 70s. Pete conrad, who flew to the moon nearly 30 years ago and became the third man to walk upon it, died thursday evening after crashing his motorcycle near ojai, calif.
This acclaimed book by buzz aldrin is available at in several formats for your ereader. If jane conrad wrote a book about pete, that would be a much better book. This is one of the slightest books on apollo astronauts. Astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon and beyond nancy conrad, author, howard a. Conrad is discussed at length in tom wolfes book, the right stuff, about the pilots engaged in u. Conrad had been beans flight instructor at test pilot school in the navy and. Astronaut pete conrads incredible ride to the moon and beyond, by nancy conrad, et al. Klausner, author, neil armstrong, foreword by, foreword by neil armstrong. Pete conrad is recognized as one of the most colorful characters of the apolloera astronauts, and his recollections apparently were a key source for tom wolfes book the right stuff. Rocket man astronaut pete conrad s incredible ride to the moon and beyond rocks. Andy chaikins 1994 book a man on the moon provides a little more information.
Rocketman is subtitled pete conrad s incredible ride to the moon and beyond and purports to be a biography of gemini and apollo astronaut charles peter conrad jr. Nancy conrad books list of books by author nancy conrad. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Astronaut pete conrad s incredible ride to the moon and beyond 320. June 2, 1930 july 8, 1999, captain, usn, was an american.
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