Project Mercury Familiarization Manual Manned Satellite Capsule

by NASA

Book Overview

On October 4, 1957 at 10:28 Moscow time, a rocket carrying the world's first orbiting satellite roared into space, signaling a new era in human history and the beginning of the so-called "space race" - an epic rivalry pitting the technological know-how of the Soviet Union against that of the United States. Despite some highly publicized failures, the USA managed to answer the Russians with the successful launch of Explorer 1 in January of 1958. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935700685
• ISBN13: 9781935700685
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Periscope Film LLC
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 2.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.0" x 10.0"