“Emotionally moving, factually detailed portraits. . . . Fallen Astronauts should be on every space enthusiast’s reading list.”—Rick W. Sturdevant, Air Power History   “A fascinating, often sad, but uplifting account. . . . Though there are many space explorers no longer with us, their achievements should not be forgotten. This book goes a long way to preserve the memory of sixteen ... Read moreof them.”—Dave Shayler, Spaceflight “Well written and will be enjoyed by enthusiasts of the history of spaceflight.”—Choice “This wonderful book, which brought back many fond and sometimes painful memories of a few who sadly never realized their dreams, is a long-overdue tribute to fallen comrades from a truly amazing era in American history.”—Walter M. Schirra Jr., Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo astronaut “In this fine history, Burgess and Doolan have made an important contribution to the history of space flight.”—Scott Carpenter, Mercury astronaut “Fallen Astronauts is a long-overdue tribute to a group of men who paid the ultimate price for their tragically unfulfilled dreams of spaceflight.”—Michael Cassutt, author of Who’s Who in Space and coauthor of We Have Capture   “To open the way to the stars is the most important mission of mankind. All spacemen are heroes to me.”—Paul Van Hoeydonck, artist, sculptor, and creator of the The Fallen Astronayt statuette     Show Less