Det här låter som den amerikanska ryska våren av Norman Spinrad.
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I read a book in the late 90's
Publicerad 1991
about an American boy who becomes a rocket engineer for the ESA?
Den enda verkliga rymdplaneringen är i det gemensamma Europa, så unga amerikanska rymdkadetten Jerry Reed går till jobbet i Paris.
He has an accident and some shrapnel lands in his brain and paralyses him then he goes for a ride around the moon in a ship he helped design.I particularly remember that the ships pilots were grateful that he included a joystick to control the ship with so that it felt more like flying a aircraft.
Korrekt. Han arbetar för ESA och utformar rymdskepp och har en olycka.
As he is dying he arranges to have his brain plasticized so that future doctors can bring him back and fix him. His doctor is sad that he can't "Blue Max" him, but must wait 6 minutes after death before removing his brain.
De kan inte rädda hela sin kropp så att de tillämpar bevarande tekniker för att bara hans huvud.
Om det här är boken, i en särskilt gripande scen kan du komma ihåg följande:
The last point fulfills a lifelong dream of his to visit the moon which was fostered in him by his father and his uncle during the original moon landings. They allowed him to stay up to watch by allowing him to eat his favorite ice cream so he would remember it. (he was like 3 years old or about that). The ice cream established a sensory memory. When he went around the moon he thought it tasted like a big bowl of ice cream.