Tells for the first time the story of the Canadian and British engineers from Avro Canada who played key roles in the space race
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-287) and index
Acronyms -- October 4, 1957 -- 1. The Avro story -- 2. Moving south -- 3. Building Mercury from the ground up -- 4. How do we go to the Moon? -- 5. Mercury orbits and NASA moves -- 6. Jim Chamberlin and the creation of Gemini -- 7. Gemini flies -- 8. Owen Maynard and the rise of Apollo -- 9. From the fire to lunar orbit -- 10. Reaching the goal -- 11. Expeditions to the Moon -- 12. Building the Space Shuttle -- 13. The troubled ascent of space stations -- 14. Building Canada's Space Program -- Conclusion: A Godsend to NASA -- Avro engineers at NASA -- Sources -- Index
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