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| Foreword | |
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| Authors' Preface | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| List of Illustrations | |
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| List of Tables | |
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| List of Abbreviations | |
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| Other Works | |
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| Prologue | |
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| The Wrong Stuff | |
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| Organising the effort | |
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| A manned satellite project | |
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| Orbital piloted spaceship of the Soviet Union | |
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| Security over science? | |
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| Who should or could fly? | |
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| Requirements for astronaut selection - the USAF approach | |
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| Requirements for astronaut selection - the NASA approach | |
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| The first cosmonauts | |
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| Pilot-astronauts not scientist-astronauts | |
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| Science and manned space flight | |
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| NASA's long-term planning 1959-64 | |
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| In a packed programme | |
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| Science and manned orbital space flight 1961-76 | |
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| Salyut, Skylab and Spacelab - orbital research labs for scientists? | |
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| References | |
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| Scientists as Astronauts | |
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| An essential part of future exploration | |
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| Under careful study | |
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| Taking immediate steps | |
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| Reasonably strong case for immediate selection | |
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| Selecting the selection board | |
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| A change in selection criteria | |
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| A new breed of astronaut | |
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| Going through the process | |
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| NASA's astronaut selection process | |
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| Scientists as cosmonauts | |
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| Voskhod - the first opportunities | |
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| Academy of Sciences Cosmonaut Group | |
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| Lack of assignments | |
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| Demise of the scientist-cosmonaut group | |
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| Waiting for the call | |
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| Military scientists | |
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| Physician cosmonauts | |
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| Other selections | |
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| Science not a priority | |
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| Changes in selection | |
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| A good career move? | |
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| References | |
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| The Scientific Six | |
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| A gamble for glory | |
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| A propaganda machine | |
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| Testing the candidates | |
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| Garriott's diary | |
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| The chosen few | |
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| Owen K. Garriott | |
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| In the footsteps of pioneers | |
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| An interesting proposition | |
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| Edward G. Gibson | |
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| An inauspicious start | |
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| Changing careers | |
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| Joseph P. Kerwin | |
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| Just like Copernicus | |
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| Flight surgeon school | |
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| F. Curtis Michel | |
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| A career in science | |
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| Rice University | |
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| Harrison H. Schmitt | |
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| Hereditary interest in geology | |
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| Looking at the Moon | |
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| Duane E. Graveline | |
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| Early influences | |
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| Flight surgeon | |
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| A time of devastation | |
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| Other roads to travel | |
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| The "almost" scientist-astronauts (1965) | |
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| References | |
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| School for Scientists | |
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| Flight training | |
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| Screaming Purvis | |
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| Technical assignments and the AAP Office | |
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| Work begins in earnest | |
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| General training | |
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| General training plan - 1966 | |
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| General training overview | |
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| Science and technology summary courses | |
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| Operational briefings | |
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| Spacecraft systems training | |
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| Wilderness and survival training | |
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| Control task training | |
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| Launch vehicle abort training | |
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| Aircraft flight programme | |
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| A hectic diary | |
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| References | |
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| The Excess Eleven | |
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| A second selection | |
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| The screening process | |
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| The Group Six selection | |
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| Joseph P. Allen IV | |
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| A distinguished heritage | |
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| Deciding on a future | |
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| Philip K. Chapman | |
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| Growing up in Australia | |
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| International Geophysical Year | |
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| Anthony W. England | |
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| A family on the move | |
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| A real turning point | |
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| Karl G. Henize | |
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| Just like Daniel Boone | |
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| The skies and a thesis | |
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| Donald L. Holmquest | |
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| A strong educational discipline | |
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| Applying to NASA | |
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| William B. Lenoir | |
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| A natural-born engineer | |
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| Research for Apollo | |
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| John A. Llewellyn | |
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| Early influences | |
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| Working in Ottawa | |
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| F. Story Musgrave | |
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| A childhood filled with despair | |
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| Settling into the Marine Corps | |
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| Brian T. O'Leary | |
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| The influence of the heavens | |
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| Overcoming the obstacles | |
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| Robert A.R. Parker | |
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| Astronomy beckons | |
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| Reasons against selection | |
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| William E. Thornton | |
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| A fascination with anything aeronautical | |
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| Introducing electronics into medicine | |
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| The other "almost" scientist-astronauts (1967) | |
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| References | |
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| "Flying Is Just Not My Cup of Tea" | |
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| Knuckling down to the task | |
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| Back to school | |
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| Flight training | |
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| Strapping on the jets | |
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| Eleven becomes ten, then nine | |
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| Looking to the future | |
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| Jobs on the line | |
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| Losing the Moon | |
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| Putting things in perspective | |
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| References | |
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| A Geologist on the Moon | |
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| Supporting Apollo | |
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| Vacuum testing Apollo | |
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| Chamber testing the Block I CSM | |
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| Chamber testing the Block II CSM | |
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| Qualifying the Lunar Receiving Laboratory | |
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| An experiment package for the Moon | |
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| After Apollo? | |
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| Apollo or Skylab | |
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| Supporting the landings | |
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| Mission scientist for the Moon | |
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| A stroll or a ride? | |
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| Lost missions and a crew change | |
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| An uncertain future | |
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| Juggling the rockets | |
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| A difficult decision is made | |
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| Selecting the last landing site | |
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| A place called Taurus-Littrow | |
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| A crew is formed | |
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| Setting off for the final time | |
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| The Moon looms larger | |
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| A "go" for landing | |
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| A geologist walks on the Moon | |
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| Preparing for the task | |
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| The proudest moment | |
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| Finding orange soil | |
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| Last steps on the lunar surface | |
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| Heading home | |
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| Deep-space EVA | |
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| Journey's end | |
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| What the future may hold | |
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| The end of the beginning | |
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| References | |
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| Laboratories in the Sky | |
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| Michel resigns | |
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| A dissatisfied customer | |
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| Turning to Apollo Applications | |
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| Possibilities fade | |
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| Looking back | |
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| Skylab - A space station for America | |
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| Applying Apollo to other goals | |
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| Mercury-Gemini-Apollo-the Moon | |
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| Applying skills to AAP | |
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| Supporting AAP | |
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| Science pilots for Skylab | |
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| Skylab assignments | |
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| Supporting Skylab | |
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| Skylab support roles | |
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| Dr. Bill and SMEAT | |
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| Science pilot training | |
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| Reviewing the Skylab training programme | |
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| Skylab - Human experience | |
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| The first manned mission (Skylab 2 - 25 May-22 Jun 1973) | |
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| The second manned mission (Skylab 3 - 28 Jul-25 Sep 1973) | |
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| The third manned mission (Skylab 4 - 16 Nov 1973-18 Feb 1974) | |
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| Skylab Rescue - a fifth mission? | |
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| Skylab B | |
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| References | |
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| Shuttling into Space | |
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| Space Shuttle - A Reliable Access to Space? | |
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| "An entirely new type of space transportation system" | |
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| Reorganising the scientist-astronaut office | |
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| Simulating Spacelab | |
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| Shuttle's laboratory | |
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| Ground and airborne simulations | |
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| Airborne Science/Spacelab Experiment System Simulation (ASSESS) | |
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| Learjet simulation programme 1972-4 | |
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| Learjet 4 simulation mission | |
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| Origins of ASSESS | |
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| Scientist-astronauts' role on Space Shuttle missions | |
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| Defining the role of mission specialist | |
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| ASSESS-II crew assignments | |
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| Training for ASSESS-II | |
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| ASSESS-II in flight | |
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| Spacelab medical simulations | |
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| SMD-III an overview | |
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| The value of participation | |
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| Mission specialists for the Shuttle | |
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| Other early Spacelab assignments | |
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| Selecting the first Spacelab crew | |
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| References | |
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| The Long Wait | |
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| Supporting the Shuttle | |
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| Thirty-five new guys | |
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| "America's greatest flying machine" | |
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| STS-5: we deliver | |
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| Assigning the first mission specialists | |
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| The challenge and the responsibility | |
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| The first operational Shuttle mission | |
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| Upgrading the Columbia | |
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| A laid-back approach to launch | |
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| Welcome to space | |
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| We deliver! | |
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| No EVA this time | |
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| Flying for work, not comfort | |
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| Experiments and hardware | |
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| STS-6: the challenge of EVA | |
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| Musgrave's STS-6 training load | |
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| Challenger flies | |
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| Story's story | |
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| Medicine takes precedence over Earth science | |
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| STS-8: Dr. Bill flies | |
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| A workaholic astronaut | |
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| Dr. Bill's orbital clinic | |
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| First Shuttle night launch and night landing | |
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| Thornton's "chamber of horrors" | |
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| Reality of space flight | |
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| A long wait and a short wait | |
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| STS-9/Spacelab 1 | |
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| Occupying the Spacelab module | |
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| More doctors than pilots | |
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| A busy schedule | |
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| Problems and progress | |
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| Monkeying around with the media | |
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| A fire on landing | |
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| STS 51-A: we deliver and pick up - twice | |
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| Deployment and retrieval | |
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| Flight-specific EVA training | |
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| Satellites for sale - the fourteenth Shuttle mission | |
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| "Mighty Joe" returns to space | |
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| A bone-rattling lift-off | |
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| A butter cookie for good luck | |
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| Flying free | |
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| Having your hands full | |
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| Fun in space | |
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| STS 51-B: Spacelab 3 and those monkeys | |
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| The second Spacelab mission | |
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| Thornton's return | |
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| Monkeys and men | |
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| Problem after problem | |
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| Running around the world | |
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| Back on the ground | |
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| STS 51-F: Spacelab 2 and three scientist-astronauts | |
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| False starts but a fine mission | |
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| A long preparation | |
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| Spain or Earth orbit? | |
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| Karl flying high | |
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| Taking the last chance to fly | |
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| Another trip into space? | |
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| References | |
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| Ending of Eras | |
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| Moving on - life after space flight | |
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| Joe Kerwin - Skylab-Shuttle-Space Station | |
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| Astronaut Office - circa spring 1984 | |
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| After Spacelab 1 | |
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| Lenoir departs - and comes back | |
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| Joe Allen and the ISF | |
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| CB points of contact for Flight Data File - November 1985 | |
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| After Challenger | |
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| Tony England - Losing Sunlab and back to teaching | |
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| Karl Henize - new mountains to climb | |
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| Owen Garriott - EOM and SPEDO | |
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| Return-to-flight and a return to space | |
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| Bill Thornton | |
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| An astronomer for Astro | |
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| Forty days from Halley's Comet | |
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| Temporary duty in Washington | |
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| Astro-1 flies - eventually | |
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| Parker's role on Astro-1 | |
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| Back to Washington | |
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| Six missions and thirty years | |
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| Education and mission support | |
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| Military Musgrave | |
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| Servicing Hubble | |
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| Back in the pool | |
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| Improving Musgrave's ratio | |
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| The last flight | |
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| "You can't fly anymore!" | |
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| All good things come to an end | |
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| References | |
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| Science Officers on ISS | |
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| Building a dream | |
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| From imagination to reality | |
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| Science on ISS | |
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| ISS science officer | |
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| Science officer - a job description | |
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| NASA's first ISS science officer | |
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| Saturday morning science - ISS Science Officer Two | |
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| A reduced role - ISS science officers 2003-5 | |
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| Is the "science officer" really a science officer? | |
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| Future roles? | |
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| Are science officers today's scientist-astronauts? | |
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| Memories from orbit | |
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| References | |
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| Chronology of the NASA Scientist-Astronaut Programme | |
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| Scientist-Astronaut Careers and Experience | |
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| Spaceflight Records and EVA Experience | |
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| Profiles of the Seventeen | |
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| Where Are They Now? | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |