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David Hitt is the co-author of two books on spaceflight history: "Homesteading Space," with astronauts Owen Garriott and Joe Kerwin, and "Bold They Rise," with Heather R. Smith. A native of Huntsville, Alabama, and a graduate of the University of Mississippi, Hitt is a former newspaper editor who currently supports NASA human spaceflight efforts as a strategic communications contractor. Hitt is also the director of an improv comedy troupe and a Huntsville history storyteller. ...more

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	Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story by David Hitt (Goodreads Author), Joe Kerwin, Owen Garriott 4.34 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	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
	Bold They Rise: The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972-1986 by David Hitt (Goodreads Author), Heather R. Smith (Goodreads Author), Robert L. Crippen (Foreword) 4.17 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 2014 — 14 editions	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
	Mayor of Awesometown: A Hatbag Collection by David Hitt (Goodreads Author), Lain Hughes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Bagged & Bored: A Hatbag Collection by David Hitt (Goodreads Author), Lain Hughes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
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	The Leonardo Code: The Broken Triad - Book Two by David Hitt (Goodreads Author), Lain Hughes, Joe Gurner 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	The Broken Triad: The Leonardo Code by David Hitt (Goodreads Author), Lulu Publishing (Publisher) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	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
	David Hitt: Bold They Rise : The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972-1986 (Hardcover); 2014 Edition by David Hitt (Goodreads Author), Heather R. Smith (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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

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