Calculated risk : the supersonic life and times of Gus Grissom /

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Unlike other American astronauts, Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom never had the chance to publish his memoirs-save for an account of his role in the Gemini program-before the tragic launch pad fire on January 27, 1967, which took his life and those of Edward White and Roger Chaffee. The internatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leopold, George, 1955- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2016]
Temas:
Grissom, Virgil I.
Astronauts > United States > Biography.
Astronautes > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers
Astronauts.
United States.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : pure oxygen
  • 1926
  • Work
  • Purdue
  • Wingman
  • Test pilot
  • Mercury seven
  • Extracurricular activities
  • The flight of Liberty Bell 7
  • Down a peg
  • Apogee
  • Risk and reward
  • How astronauts talk
  • Front of the line
  • Death at 218 feet
  • Abandon in place.

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