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American astronauts may have lived the dream of seeing space, but they never would have made it without Guenter Wendt. In The Unbroken Chain, this unsung hero tells his story, and he's got the right stuff. Wendt, who immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1949, got a job as a mechanical engineer for McDonnell Aircraft that launched his space career. He eventually became the man who supervised preparations for every mission from the Mercury program through the early shuttle flights. He was the last person the astronauts would see before they closed the hatch, and he became something of a legend at NASA. The Unbroken Chain features Wendt's accounts of his career highlights, good and bad, as well as behind-the scenes revelations about missions and personalities. Three sections of great photos accompany the text, and best of all, the accompanying CD-ROM features a tour of Cape Canaveral hosted by Wendt himself. A must-have for space buffs, and a great accompaniment to the NASA Mission Reports series, also from Apogee Books. --Therese Littleton
Synopsis
CD-ROM and Book. Wendt's autobiography is a ground shaking, fumes in your nostrils documentary of the glory days of manned spaceflight. It is described in graphic detail by the one man who worked side by side with every astronaut that left the Cape bound for space. Because of his unique perspective from the launch pad, his story is filled with important accounts and rich anecdotes, many of which have never been published until now. From the altitude chamber, to the simulators, to the white room itself, follow The Unbroken Chain to the moon and beyond.
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Produktinformation
Gebundene Ausgabe: 256 Seiten
Verlag: Apogee Books; Auflage: Har/Cdr (1. Oktober 2001)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 189652284X
ISBN-13: 978-1896522845
Größe und/oder Gewicht:
17,8 x 1,9 x 25,4 cm
Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung:
5.0 von 5 Sternen
1 Kundenrezension
Amazon Bestseller-Rang:
Nr. 491.699 in Fremdsprachige Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Fremdsprachige Bücher)
Guenter Wendt ist ein Mann mit einem ungewöhnlichen Lebensweg: Augewachsen in Nazi-Deutschland, im Krieg Nachtjäger in der Luftwaffe, wanderte er kurz nach dem Krieg in die USA aus und wurde als "pad leader" oder sogar als "pad fuehrer" (wenn man als Nation keinen Holocaust zu verantworten hat, muß man nicht so politisch korrekt sein) bekannt. Von Alan Shepard/Mercury bis zu den frühen Space Shuttle Flügen war er verantwortlich für den perfekten Zustand des eigentlichen Raumschiffs und hat jeden einzelnen amerikanischen Astronauten ins Cockpit "eingedost". Seine Memoiren sind sehr informativ und interessanter als die manches Astronauten, da er wirklich den ganz großen Überblick hat und alle Flüge miterlebt hat. Darüberhinaus sind sie auch von sehr hohem Unterhaltungswert, da die vielen "gotchas" und Anekdoten, die sich um ihn ranken, einen nicht zu unterschätzenden Anteil des Buchs ausmachen. Zusätzlich ist eine CDROM mit Interviews und Panoramabildern im Lieferumfang des Buches. Für jeden "spacebuff" ein absolutes Muß und ein wesentlich besseres Buch, als ich vor dem Lesen gedacht hatte.
The man at the top of the launch tower, the supervisor, the captain of the pad - Guenter Wendt was the boss man around the actual launch vehicle. His unique perspective is well reflected in this collection of stories about the first days of the space age.In an astonishing odyssey, Guenter was there from the very first days of Mercury when they were still sending chimps up (and yes, he's got a few yarns about Ham and Enos) to the post-Challenger shuttle flights. His was the last face the crew saw before leaving earth and it must have given every astronaut the feeling that they were in safe hands.Guenter was a hard man in a difficult job and he made a few enemies along the way, but he did it all in the name of safety. He enforced the rules and it didn't matter who was breaking them, they got short shrift from the pad leader. As it should be.But he wasn't the unsmiling fuehrer some liked to portray him as. In this book his humour shines through on every page. He always had an eye for a practical joke and he could see the funny side of every situation.This is a memoir of the space program that is more concerned with the men than the machines and systems. It's not that he doesn't describe the hardware and the missions, it's that he has a different take on it, a perspective focused up close and personal, rather than the view from Mission Control or one of the prime contractors in Long Island or California. He was there talking to the astronauts as their final straps were tightened and they reached out to clasp his hand before the hatch was sealed.You know, I never get tired of hearing the grand story of Apollo, and Guenter's book fills in one of the empty corners very nicely. Not a book for those who love jargon and hardware and the voices of the heroes as they guide their craft through the void. Nor a book about goals and objectives and milestones and missions. No, this is a book about people, written by someone who cared.
If you are looking for great literature or a detailed, footnoted, research book about NASA, this is NOT the book for you. If you have a geeky fascination with the space program or grew up with astronauts and rocket scientists as your heroes, you will enjoy reading Guenter Wendt's anecdotes about his years working at "Cape Kennedy." This guy was the real deal. He worked on the launch pad during the exciting early years of manned space flight. He knew the astronauts, engineers, and technicians because he worked side by side with them. Today the Kennedy Space Center in Florida is as much a tourist attraction as anything else (unmanned Delta and Atlas rockets launch from nearby Air Force Base), but reading this book will let you imagine what it was like when the U.S. was in the Cold War racing to beat the Soviet Union into space. The accompanying CD is Wendt at various locations at Cape Canaveral talking about his experiences and memories. Now when I see TV documentaries about this part of American history, I look for "Guenter" when the old films show the astronauts at the launch pad.
Anyone who has ever read a book about the space program or watched any of the launches of the 1950's through the 1980's knows that Guenter Wendt was the last person to tuck the astronauts into their couches and shake their hands before shutting the hatch. The man was there and saw and heard it all.Guenter takes us on a journey from 1955 until his retirement in 1989. He spins tales about the astronauts and their ungoing "gotcha's", troubles with various contractor managers, monkey business with Ham and Enos, and the world's perception of the US Space Program during its hayday.Not since Gene Kranz wrote "Failure Is Not An Option" have we been treated to so many behind the scenes stories and anecdotes. We get to hear the stories of someone wanting to shoot the MR-1 launch vehicle with a 30.06 when it refused to take off, Alan Shepard's pad antics involving a German army helmet, feces throwing chimpanzees, and the ongoing battle to keep the entire pad area safe from all the toxic gas and explosives that surrounded that area.Guenter and Russ explain that one little break in "the chain" could have disasterous effects. This proved true during the Apollo 13 explosion in space as well as the Challenger launch disaster.Guenter is a man of great passion about his job, the space program in general, and the country he adopted back in 1955 when he became a US Citizen.This book is well worth reading. You won't be able to put it down until you've finished. The addition of a CD-ROM with many of Guenter's stories is a real asset to the book. You'll enjoy every minute of it.
I cannot heap enough praise on this book. I have seen virtually every NASA documentary on the early space missions and yet this book revealed so much that I was unaware of. It is an honest account of Guenter's time at NASA - he's honest about those he liked - and those he did not. It is often humorous, but also serious when warranted. I honestly read this cover-to-cover without setting it down. Finally, I would put forth that a movie should be made from this book. I've looked back at many documentaries, and by and large, Guenter is only VERY briefly shown - blink and you would miss it. Given his contribution to the US Space Program, I feel that this needs to be rectified and one way to do this is to read, and appreciate, his biography.
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