Results of the Second U.S. Manned Orbital Space Flight, May 24, 1962
Results of the Second U.S. Manned Orbital Space Flight, May 24, 1962

Author: Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.)

Publisher:

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 124

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"This document presents the results of the second United States manned orbital space flight conducted on May 24, 1962. The performance discussions of the spacecraft and launch systems, the modified Mercury Network, mission support personnel, and the astronaut, together with analyses of observed space phenomena and the medical aspects of the mission, form a continuation of the information previously published for the first United States manned orbital flight, conducted on February 20, 1962, and the two manned sub-orbital space flights."--P. iii.

Results of the Third U.S. Manned Orbital Space Flight, October 3, 1962
Results of the Third U.S. Manned Orbital Space Flight, October 3, 1962

Author: Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.)

Publisher:

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 132

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This document presents the results of the third United States manned orbital space flight conducted on October 3, 1962. The performance discussions of the spacecraft and launch-vehicle systems, the flight control personnel, and the astronaut, together with a detailed analysis of the medical aspects of the flight, form a continuation of the information previously published for the first two United States manned orbital flights, conducted on February 20 and May 24, 1962, and the two manned suborbital space flights.--p. iii.

Results of the First U.S. Manned Orbital Space Flight, February 20, 1962
Results of the First U.S. Manned Orbital Space Flight, February 20, 1962

Author: Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.)

Publisher:

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 222

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This document presents the results of the first United States manned orbital space flight conducted on February 20, 1962. The prelaunch activities, spacecraft description, flight operations, flight data, and postflight analyses presented form a continuation of the information previously published for the two United States manned suborbital space flights conducted on May 5, 1961, and July 21, 1961, respectively, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Calculated Risk
Calculated Risk

Author: George Leopold

Publisher: Purdue University Press

Published: 2016-06-15

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1612494595

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Unlike other American astronauts, Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom never had the chance to publish his memoirs. Killed along with his crew in a launch pad fire on January 27, 1967, Grissom also lost his chance to walk on the moon and return to describe his journey. Others went in his place. The stories of the moon walkers are familiar. Less appreciated are Grissom's contributions. The international prestige of winning the Moon Race cannot be understated, and Grissom played a pivotal and enduring role in securing that legacy for the United States. Indeed, Grissom was first and foremost a Cold Warrior, a member of the first group of Mercury astronauts whose goal it was to beat the Soviet Union into space and eventually to the moon. Drawing on extensive interviews with fellow astronauts, NASA engineers, family members, and friends of Gus Grissom, George Leopold delivers a comprehensive and corrective account of Grissom's life that places his career in the context of the Cold War and the history of human spaceflight. Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom adds significantly to our understanding of that tumultuous and ultimately triumphant period in American history.