To Rule the Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim IrwinThis incredible flight that we made with help from Houston is one of the extraordinary technological achievements in the history of man. I can believe it only because I understand it and can retrace it step by step. As I tell this story of the scientific voyage of Apollo 15, I will also try to tell the story of that other voyage I made with the help of God. - Prologue. |
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