Project Mercury : NASA's First Manned Space Programme John Catchpole 1st Ed HC
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Project Mercury: NASA's First Manned Space Programme
- Signed
- No
- Book Series
- no series
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults, Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- No
- Personalize
- No
- Era
- 1950s
- Item Height
- 10 in
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Illustrated
- Genre
- Aeronautical SPace Exploration
- Topic
- Project Mercury - NASA's First Space Program
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United Kingdom
- ISBN
- 9781852334062
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer London, The Limited
ISBN-10
1852334061
ISBN-13
9781852334062
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1919946
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
Xxviii, 486 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Project Mercury : Nasa's First Manned Space Programme
Publication Year
2001
Subject
Physics / Astrophysics, Astronomy
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Series
Springer Praxis Bks.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
69.8 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2001-020835
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
From the reviews: "John Catchpole's new account of this pioneering project is most welcome. Catchpole's account is not so much a chronological history ... as it is a description of the project and its various elements - though of course there is a lot of historical material in it. ... So all in all you get a lot for your money in these 485 pages ... . this is a very good book ... ." (David Maclennan, Liftoff, Issue 219, 2004) "This book describes the first US manned space program in sufficient detail, using not only NASA sources but also alternative sources. He has gathered all the information from the diverse places, sorted it out for us and has produced a history in sufficient detail ... . A number of appendices provide some useful additional information, including ... a number of useful tables. ... And it contains some quite historic photos which I have not seen before. An extremely useful book, definitely worth the money." (Jos Heyman, News Bulletin of the Astronautical Society of Western Australia, Vol. 27 (2), 2001) "It's a good read for the space buff and certainly fills in a lot of interesting background ... . The production quality is good, with clear printing, good illustrations some of which I've never seen before and about the correct number of them to offset the text. ... it's quite easy to read and ... it kept my attention pretty much to the end. ... It does fill a gap by providing technical background, and some interesting asides ... ." (John Davies, The Observatory, Vol. 122 (1167), 2002), From the reviews:"John Catchpole's new account of this pioneering project is most welcome. Catchpole's account is not so much a chronological history … as it is a description of the project and its various elements though of course there is a lot of historical material in it. … So all in all you get a lot for your money in these 485 pages … . this is a very good book … ." (David Maclennan, Liftoff, Issue 219, 2004)"This book describes the first US manned space program in sufficient detail, using not only NASA sources but also alternative sources. He has gathered all the information from the diverse places, sorted it out for us and has produced a history in sufficient detail … . A number of appendices provide some useful additional information, including … a number of useful tables. … And it contains some quite historic photos which I have not seen before. An extremely useful book, definitely worth the money." (Jos Heyman, News Bulletin of the Astronautical Society of Western Australia, Vol. 27 (2), 2001)"It's a good read for the space buff and certainly fills in a lot of interesting background … . The production quality is good, with clear printing, good illustrations some of which I've never seen before and about the correct number of them to offset the text. … it's quite easy to read and … it kept my attention pretty much to the end. … It does fill a gap by providing technical background, and some interesting asides … ." (John Davies, The Observatory, Vol. 122 (1167), 2002)
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
629.45/4/0973
Table Of Content
Part 1. Genesis: 1. Preparing for War. 2. Dreaming of Space. 3. The Satellite Race. 4. Defining the Frontier. 5. New Broom.- Part 2. Infrastructure: 1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 2. Astronauts. 3. Flight Operations Division. 4. World Wide Tracking Network. 5. Recovery.- Part 3. Hardware: 1. Mercury Spacecraft. 2. Pressure Suit. 3. Mercury-Little Joe. 4. Mercury-Scout. 5. Mercury-Redstone. 6. Mercury-Atlas.- Part 4. Individual Flight Accounts .- Part 5. Results: 1. Scientific experiments. 2. Project Mercury in Retrospect. 3. Project Mercury as a First Step. 4. Alternative Paths. 5. Appendix.
Synopsis
A developmental history 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., 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.
LC Classification Number
QB4-4.9
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