Book Review: Space Ace
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
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At the invitation Professor Aida Nava Wofford of the Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), NSS members David Cheuvront, Rodrigo Romo, and NSS Executive Vice President...
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