Any recommendations for a biography/autobiography related to space or the test pilots associated with the jet era?
Mike Mullane's "Riding Rockets" is a good read. Interesting insight into the real people involved in the shuttle programme.
Skunk Works by Leo Janos and Ben R Rich, it's about the team who designed and built the SR71 Blackbird spyplane, and some others.
Not really a biography, but 'Moon Dust' is very good.
The Right Stuff is a good read imo.
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll have a look at those.
Has anyone read Michael Collins' "Carrying the Fire"?
+1 for The Right Stuff, really enjoyed that.
Graphic novel? [url= http://www.gt-labs.com/tminus.html ]T-Minus[/url] by GT Labs, excellent as always from this publisher.
Gave copies of this and Apollo 13 DVD to nephews last Xmas.
Not really a biography, but 'Moon Dust' is very good.
+1
Moon Dust is great. Gene Kranz's "Failure is Not an Option" is worth a read too.
These two articles got published on Ars Technica recently and are a good read for space geeks:
http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/10/apollo-flight-controller-101-every-console-explained/
Collin's "Carrying the Fire" is brill.You should also watch [url= http://www.channel4.com/programmes/in-the-shadow-of-the-moon/4od ]"In the Shadow of the Moon"[/url] (also on DVD) which heavily features Collins and other other Apollo astronauts narrating.
Also Yeager's biography is real boys-own stuff about an amazing bloke who was in the right place at the right time (the birth of the jet/rocket) age.
As others have said Moondust is a great intro.