Springer Praxis Books: NASA's First Manned Space Programme

Catchpole, John

Project Mercury will offer a developmental resume of the first American manned spaceflight programme and its associated infrastructure, including accounts of space launch vehicles. The book highlights the differences in Redstone/Atlas technology, drawing similar comparisons between ballistic capsules and alternative types of spacecraft. The book also covers astronaut selection and training, as well as tracking systems, flight control, basic principles of spaceflight and detailed accounts of individual flights.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2001-07-26

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781852334062

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Dimensions: 234cm x156cm

Pages: 486