The Astronaut Maker: How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation Dark Passage This sounds basic

This sounds basic

and the author's own authentic voice

but no one has really ever taken the time to teach you specific truths about it

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train comes a novel of love

I'm a mechanic from Kentucky

The Astronaut Maker: How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation Dark Passage This sounds basicOne of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASA's history, George W. S. Abbey was said to be secretive, despotic, a Space Age Machiavelli. Yet Abbey had more influence on human spaceflight than almost anyone in history. His story has never been told until now. The Astronaut Maker takes readers inside NASA to learn the real story of how Abbey rose to power, from young pilot and wannabe astronaut to engineer, bureaucrat, and finally director