Project Mercury: Nasa's First Manned Space Programme - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:John CatchpoleSeries:Springer Praxis BooksPublish date:2001-07-26Pages:486
Languages:EnglishPublisher:SpringerISBN-13:9781852334062ISBN-10:1852334061UPC:9781852334062Book Category:Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Physics, Aeronautics & Astronautics, HistoryBook Topic:AstrophysicsSize:9.53 x 6.50 x 1.38 inchesWeight:1.96Product ID:SCPJGDBXH2
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:SpringerISBN-13:9781852334062ISBN-10:1852334061UPC:9781852334062Book Category:Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Physics, Aeronautics & Astronautics, HistoryBook Topic:AstrophysicsSize:9.53 x 6.50 x 1.38 inchesWeight:1.96Product ID:SCPJGDBXH2
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