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One of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASAs history, George W. S. Abbey was called the Dark Lord, the Godfather, and UNOshortfor unidentified NASA official.He 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 tolduntil 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 of the Johnson Space Center. During a thirty-seven-year career, mostly out of the spotlight, he oversaw the selection of every astronaut class from 1978 to 1987, deciding who got to fly and when.He was with the Apollo 1 astronauts the night before the fatal firein January 1967. He was in mission control the night of the Apollo 13 accident and organized the recovery effort. Abbey also led NASAs recruitment of women and minorities as space shuttle astronauts and was responsible for hiring Sally Ride. Written by Michael Cassutt,the coauthor of the acclaimed astronaut memoirs DEKE! and We Have Capture, and informed by countless hours of interviews with Abbe

Author

Cassutt, Michael, author

Publisher

Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press Incorporated

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781613737002

Subjects

Engineering, Management, History

Rating

4.5 / 5 (95 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14