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Vernon L. Conner

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The author grew up just down the road from where the early launches in the Space Race were made, and in fact, was close enough to Apollo 11 to feel the heat of the engines when it left for the moon. His dad worked at the Space Center from the earliest days of Mercury until well into the time of the lunar landings. When we read about space today, we don’t see much about those years, and we see even less about the remarkable things that went on in the background to make those space flights happen. That’s what "Behind the Missiles" is about: the human side of the Space Race.

Vern spent most of his career designing training programs and writing user manuals and videos on a wide variety of topics. He also managed to do a number of other things ...more

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Behind the Missiles: Stories from the Early Days of America's Space Program

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Vernon Conner rated a book it was amazing Missile Man: One Man’s Memories of Life on the Front Lines of the Space Race by Robert Bay	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A very quick read on an aspect of history that is seldom covered. It's told in the first person by one who was there. I enjoyed it very much. ...more
Jun 17, 2024 07:45AM · like · see review
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Vernon Conner rated a book it was amazing Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (Aviation Classics) by Ted W. Lawson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I've read it several times over the years and it's always interesting. Each of the 16 planes on the raid had its own story, and this one is as good as any of them. ...more
Jun 10, 2024 10:07AM · like · see review
Vernon Conner rated a book it was amazing Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: FAA-H-8083-25A (FAA Handbooks) by Federal Aviation Administration	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I got this book in paperback some years ago. It was most helpful.
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Vernon Conner rated a book it was amazing Recarlections, decolorized edition: A Lifetime of Automobiles by Stephen Asmann	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Like his book "Perpetual Lake," I read this when it first came out in paperback. Although this is definitely a book written by a car person for car people, there is more to it. The reason I gave it a high rating is because even though I'm not a car p ...more
Jun 03, 2024 01:48PM · like · see review
Vernon Conner rated a book it was amazing Perpetual Lake: A Portal to Time by Stephen Asmann	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I read this book in paperback when it first came out. To avoid spoilers, I'll just say that the author's approach with the use of the lake is unusual. I thought that this was a nice approach and enjoyed reading it. ...more
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