Project Mercury: America in Space Series
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (991 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764350692 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Eugen Reichl worksfor the EADS aviation and aerospace company. He is a known expert onaerospace technology and has authored books and specialty articles on thetopic
Great book about early spaceflight, unfortunately confusing when dealing with units. Fascinating book on the history of early spaceflight. This is a "just the facts, ma'am" type of book with fairly little discussion of the personalities involved; I would have been interested in the author's (and contemporaries) comments on such things as the Gris. Five Stars L Schultze Great. Excellent Book. Great illustrations and Photographs. Excellent book. Very good illustrations and photographs. Lots of detail that would perhaps annoy a young reader, but if you want to know what happened throughout the Mercury program then this is the book for you. One small error that escaped editing occurs only o
He is a known expert onaerospace technology and has authored books and specialty articles on thetopic. . About the Author Eugen Reichl worksfor the EADS aviation and aerospace company
When the program began in 1958, the Soviet Union was far ahead of the US in the race for supremacy in space. With immense effort, and in record time, NASA, the newly created spaceflight organization, developed a space transport system with orbital capsule and booster rockets. All Project Mercury missions are discussed, including details on all craft and the astronauts involved. Project Mercury was, however, the foundation for NASA's later success in the race to the moon. Nevertheless, the Americans were beaten by the Soviets in the race to put the first man into space. Project Mercury was America's entry in