I must echo the sentiments of those who posted earlier. You have done a great service to their families and to every student of space flight history. Thank you once again for bringing the stories of these lost heroes to my bookshelf. Burgess." Unless that's you, then I'm perfectly happy with Colin.Ĭolin, I just finished it and still have a lump in my throat after reading the moving recollections from the dedication of the Astronaut's Memorial, which I have visited many times. Thanks, John, but only my schoolteacher ever called me "Mr. I'm reading it and enjoying it immensely. The book was undergoing early production at the time of the Columbia accident, and it was only coincidental that President Bush began referring to the crew as "these fallen astronauts."īut yes, that figurine certainly began it all for me. Some years ago I wrote an article for the BIS "Spaceflight" magazine on the life of Ed Givens, and I ended it by saying that at least his name had made it to the moon on that plaque, in the lunar soil by the deliberately-toppled "fallen astronaut." The article (titled "Fallen Astronaut") led me to investigate the lives of the other astronauts and cosmonauts whose names (with the exception of two then not known) were engraved on that plaque left by Scott and Irwin. In fact the title, and indeed the concept of the book, originated with that same small figurine and plaque you have mentioned. "Fallen Astronauts" reminds me of a small statuette made by Belgian artist Paul van Hoeydonck which represented a fallen person to be a cosmonaut or astronaut. If you are interested in reading Walt Cunningham's review of the book, it is posted here or just go to and search for "Fallen Astronauts". Walt Cunningham unexpectedly gave it a lengthy, five-star review! Apollo 15 moonwalkers David Scott and Jim Irwin performed a small ceremony and left the statuette together with a card carrying the names of both Russians and Americans who died during spaceflight-preparations or operations. Overall, an excellent addition to your resource library. It is well worth reading as it fills gaps in the knowledge most of us have about the race to the moon. Fallen Astronauts has brought these men to life and provided facts about their lives, the accidents that took their lives as well as the potential changes in the flight rotation caused by their untimely deaths. The book is chalk full of information concerning the lives of men most of us only know as footnotes in the history of the race to the moon. I highly suggest Colin's new book, Fallen Astronauts. Walt's and other reviews (wow - all five stars!) have finally put the smile back on my face, and convinced me that people who know nothing about astronauts and their lives should not write trashy give-us-some-more-dirt reviews on the subject. When "Fallen Astronauts" first came out I was more than a little annoyed to see an unflattering review from someone at Publisher's Weekly on Amazon, but yesterday Walt Cunningham unexpectedly gave it a lengthy, five-star review! To me, this is equivalent to Gus Grissom shaking my hand and saying, "Do good work!" Topic: Fallen Astronauts (Burgess, Doolan, Vis) Profile | register | preferences | faq | search Fallen Astronauts (Burgess, Doolan, Vis) - collectSPACE: Messagesįallen Astronauts (Burgess, Doolan, Vis) ()
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