The Barber, the Astronaut, and the Golf Ball - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Stoney Creek Publishing GroupISBN-13:9798989120345UPC:9798989120345Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, ScienceBook Subcategory:Adventurers & Explorers, Golf, Space ScienceSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCC18EGBJQ
The Barber, the Astronaut, and the Golf Ball
In 1971, famed astronaut Alan Shepard returned from the moon and went to get a haircut. Before settling into the barber's chair in Webster, Texas, near NASA's Mission Control, Shepard gave his longtime barber and friend, Carlos Villagomez, an autographed golf ball. During his Apollo 14 moonwalk, Shepard had conducted a world-famous demonstration of gravity by hitting a golf ball in an...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Stoney Creek Publishing GroupISBN-13:9798989120345UPC:9798989120345Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, ScienceBook Subcategory:Adventurers & Explorers, Golf, Space ScienceSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCC18EGBJQ
Barbara Radnofsky and Ed Supkis grew up in the 1960s in the shadow of NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center and married in 1982. They have three children and five grandchildren. The couple --with many other community members -- are co-owners of Brazos Bookstore, an independent bookseller.
As children of NASA scientists, Barbara, and Ed had front-row seats to the development of the space program and...
As children of NASA scientists, Barbara, and Ed had front-row seats to the development of the space program and...
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