Project Mercury
america in space series
$80.19
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
28 March 2016
Summary
Project Mercury: Forging America’s Path to Space
Project Mercury marked America’s bold entry into the manned spaceflight program. Initiated in 1958, it was a direct response to the Soviet Union’s early lead in the space race.
With extraordinary effort and speed, NASA, the newly formed spaceflight organization, created a space transport system featuring an orbital capsule and powerful booster rockets. This system enabled Alan Shepard’s pioneering suborbital flight in May 1961…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780764350696 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0764350692 |
| Series: | America in Space Series |
| Author: | Eugen Reichl |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 28 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 726g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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these are the most detailed accounts I know of these pioneering programmes, bringing back memories of long ago for those of us old enough, providing inspiration for those not. - Ray Ward, Popular Astronomy, Dec 2016
About The Author
Eugen Reichl
Eugen Reichl works for the EADS aviation and aerospace company. He is a known expert on aerospace technology and has authored books and specialty articles on the topic.
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