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Contains authorized biographical sketches of all 32 pioneering astronaut candidates, even ones that didn't fly on the Mercury mission, the first U.S. manned space program
Authoritative, well researched, highly readable, and copiously illustrated, with many photographs of the first astronaut candidates published for the first time
Examines the goals and achievements of the Mercury team
Commemorates the 50th anniversary (in 2011) of the first manned U.S. space flight, with a Mercury astronaut onboard, in 1961
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Space Exploration (SPACEE)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
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“The author chronicles the testing/selection process of the candidates and includes brief biographies of the finalists. … The book presents more extensive biographies of the entire careers of the Mercury Seven astronauts along with photographs of historical importance. Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate students and general readers.” (J. Z. Kiss, Choice, Vol. 49 (6), February, 2012)Authors and Affiliations
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Bonnet Bay, Australia
Colin Burgess
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Selecting the Mercury Seven
Book Subtitle: The Search for America's First Astronauts
Authors: Colin Burgess
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8405-0
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-8404-3Published: 17 August 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-8405-0Published: 17 August 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 371
Number of Illustrations: 167 b/w illustrations
Topics: Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Popular Science, general, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics