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"""Before being selected as a payload specialist, I had already worked with NASA's astronauts, instructing them on ways to interpret different oceanographic features and patterns from orbit. I then flew my own journey of discovery with the crew of STS-41G. This wonderful book brought back so many memories of an amazing time, the beauty of our planet as seen from orbit, and some truly unforgettable people.""--Paul D. Scully-Power, payload specialist, STS-41G-- (3/3/2018 12:00:00 AM) ""An interesting perspective and stands as a welcome addition to space-shuttle history.""--Gilbert Taylor, Booklist ""I'm surprised that nobody has written a book about the payload specialist program before now. This program sponsored some outstanding on-orbit scientific research that was conducted by a truly diverse and dedicated group of extraordinary people. This is a great story of the shuttle era, extremely well researched and told.""--Col. Jerry L. Ross, USAF (Ret.), NASA astronaut and author of Spacewalker -- (3/3/2018 12:00:00 AM) ""No history of the space shuttle program could ever be considered complete without exploring the many accomplishments of the payload specialists. This consistently fascinating book is packed from start to finish with previously untold and sometimes controversial stories that delve into an intriguing aspect of life and work aboard America's space shuttles. The authors have done a magnificent job.""--Rick Houston, space historian and coauthor of Go, Flight!: The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control, 1965-1992-- (3/3/2018 12:00:00 AM) ""Well-researched. . . . Space-travel fans will delight in myriad details and copious interviews.""--Publishers Weekly"

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Melvin Croft has more than forty years of experience as a geologist and is a longtime supporter of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. John Youskauskas is a professional pilot with more than thirty years of aviation experience in flight operations, aviation safety, and maintenance. Both authors contributed to Footprints in the Dust: The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969–1975 (Nebraska, 2010). Don Thomas is a former NASA mission specialist and the author of Orbit of Discovery: The All-Ohio Space Shuttle Mission.  

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