Freedom 7 The Historic Flight of Alan B. Shepard, Jr. /

Inevitably, there are times in a nation's history when its hopes, fears and confidence in its own destiny appear to hinge on the fate of a single person. One of these pivotal moments occurred on the early morning of May 5, 1961, when a 37-year-old test pilot squeezed himself into the confines of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burgess, Colin (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:Space Exploration,
Temas:
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Astronomy.
Solar system.
Science-History.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Space Physics.
History of Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • History and Development of the Mercury-Redstone Program
  • The Precursory Flight of Chimpanzee Ham
  • NASA's First Space Pilot
  • Countdown to Launch
  • Liftoff of Freedom 7
  • Fifteen Minutes That Stopped a Nation
  • Splashdown.

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