This New Ocean

A History of Project Mercury

• Author(s): Loyd S. Swenson, James M. Grimwood, Charles C. Alexander,
• Publisher: Red and Black Publishers
• Pages: 471
• ISBN_10: 1934941875
  ISBN_13: 9781934941874
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Modern / 20th Century / General , Science / Physics / Astrophysics , Science / Space Science / Space Exploration , Technology & Engineering / Aeronautics & Astronautics ,

Description:... NASA's official history of Project Mercury, America's effort to get a man into space. Covers the development of the rocket boosters, the selection and training of the astronauts, the design of the Mercury spacecraft, the test launches, and all six manned Mercury flights, including Alan Shepard, the first American in space, and John Glenn, the first American in orbit.