{"product_id":"a-long-voyage-to-the-moon-the-life-of-naval-aviator-and-apollo-17-astronaut-ron-evans-hardcover","title":"A Long Voyage to the Moon: The Life of Naval Aviator and Apollo 17 Astronaut Ron Evans - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Bowman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJack Lousma\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs command module pilot of \u003ci\u003eApollo 17\u003c\/i\u003e, the last crewed flight to the moon, Ron Evans combined precision flying and painstaking geological observation with moments of delight and enthusiasm. On his way to the launchpad, he literally jumped for joy in his spacesuit. Emerging from the command module to conduct his crucial spacewalk, he exclaimed, \"Hot diggity dog!\" and waved a greeting to his family. As a patriotic American in charge of command module \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e, Evans was nicknamed \"Captain America\" by his fellow crew members. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born in 1933 in St. Francis, Kansas, Evans distinguished himself academically and athletically in school, earned degrees in electrical engineering and aeronautical engineering, and became a naval aviator and a combat flight instructor. He was one of the few astronauts who served in combat during the Vietnam War, flying more than a hundred missions off the deck of the USS \u003ci\u003eTiconderoga\u003c\/i\u003e, the same aircraft carrier that would recover him and his fellow astronauts after the splashdown of \u003ci\u003eApollo 17\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Evans's astronaut career spans the Apollo missions and beyond. He served on the support crews for \u003ci\u003e1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 7\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e11\u003c\/i\u003e and on the \u003ci\u003eApollo 14\u003c\/i\u003e backup crew before being selected for \u003ci\u003eApollo 17\u003c\/i\u003e and flying on the final moon mission in 1972. He next trained with Soviet cosmonauts as backup command module pilot for the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz mission and carried out early work on the space shuttle program. Evans then left NASA to pursue a business career. He died suddenly in 1990 at the age of fifty-six. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Bowman\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired litigation lawyer living with his wife in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A sometime glider pilot, he is a fellow of the British Interplanetary Society and has contributed to the society's \u003ci\u003eSpaceflight\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He is a regular contributor on spaceflight to the quarterly magazine of the Irish Astronomical Association, of which he is a member. \u003cb\u003eJack Lousma\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel, former naval aviator, NASA astronaut, and politician. He was a member of the second crew on the \u003ci\u003eSkylab\u003c\/i\u003e space station in 1973 and commanded the third space shuttle flight in 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.2 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49152287834264,"sku":"9781496213198","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/VStBWWZXeDFLeXg4QVkxeUpvb0JvQT09.webp?v=1779562550","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/a-long-voyage-to-the-moon-the-life-of-naval-aviator-and-apollo-17-astronaut-ron-evans-hardcover","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}