{"product_id":"into-the-void-adventures-of-the-spacewalkers-hardcover","title":"Into the Void: Adventures of the Spacewalkers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Youskauskas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMelvin Croft\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJerry Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world had been fascinated with astronauts and spaceflight since well before the first crewed launches in 1961, when Yuri Gagarin, Alan Shepard, and John Glenn became household names. But when Alexei Leonov of the Soviet Union exited his spacecraft in March of 1965, a new era in spaceflight began. And when Ed White, clad in his gleaming space suit with a large American flag on his left shoulder, eased himself outside his Gemini spacecraft later that year, Americans too had a new space hero. They also learned a new acronym: EVA, short for extravehicular activity, more commonly known as \"spacewalking.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though few understood the tremendous risks White was taking in his twenty-two-minute space walk, Americans watched with immense pride and patriotism as White, tethered to \u003ci\u003eGemini 4\u003c\/i\u003e, propelled himself around the spacecraft with a pressurized oxygen-fueled zip gun. But White's struggle to fit his space-suited body back inside the claustrophobic Gemini spacecraft and close the hatch confirmed what NASA should have known: spacewalking wasn't easy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e More than fifty years and hundreds of space walks later, the art of EVA has evolved. The first space walks, preparation for walking on the moon, intended to prove that humans could function in raw space inside their own miniature spacecraft--a space suit. After the end of the lunar program, both the Americans and Soviets turned their focus to long-duration flights on space stations in low Earth orbit, and space walks were crucial to the success of these missions. The construction of the International Space Station--the most sophisticated spacecraft to date--required hundreds of hours of work by spacewalkers from many countries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eInto the Void\u003c\/i\u003e John Youskauskas and Melvin Croft tell the unique story of those who have ventured outside the spacecraft into the unforgiving vacuum of space as we set our sights on the moon, Mars, and beyond. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Youskauskas\u003c\/b\u003e is a commercial pilot for a major fractional jet operator with more than thirty years of experience in flight operations, aviation safety, and maintenance. \u003cb\u003eMelvin Croft\u003c\/b\u003e has more than forty years of experience as a professional geologist and is a longtime supporter of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Youskauskas and Croft are coauthors of \u003ci\u003eCome Fly with Us: NASA's Payload Specialist Program\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2024) and contributors to \u003ci\u003eFootprints in the Dust: The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969-1975\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2010). \u003cb\u003eJerry Ross\u003c\/b\u003e is a former NASA astronaut who flew on seven space shuttle missions. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSpacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-Setting Frequent Flyer\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.37 x 9.05 x 6.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978231513389,"sku":"9781496224125","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/FmdaYQ1dcJ9781496224125.webp?v=1775801159","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/into-the-void-adventures-of-the-spacewalkers-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}