Calculated Risk (eBook)

The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom, Revised and Expanded

George Leopold (Autor)

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2016
416 Seiten
Purdue University Press (Verlag)
978-1-61249-459-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Unlike other American astronauts, Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom never had the chance to publish his memoirs. Killed along with his crew in a launch pad fire on January 27, 1967, Grissom also lost his chance to walk on the moon and return to describe his journey. Others went in his place. The stories of the moon walkers are familiar. Less appreciated are Grissom's contributions.

The international prestige of winning the Moon Race cannot be understated, and Grissom played a pivotal and enduring role in securing that legacy for the United States. Indeed, Grissom was first and foremost a Cold Warrior, a member of the first group of Mercury astronauts whose goal it was to beat the Soviet Union into space and eventually to the moon.

Drawing on extensive interviews with fellow astronauts, NASA engineers, family members, and friends of Gus Grissom, George Leopold delivers a comprehensive and corrective account of Grissom's life that places his career in the context of the Cold War and the history of human spaceflight.

Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom adds significantly to our understanding of that tumultuous and ultimately triumphant period in American history.

Autor

George Leopold is a veteran journalist and science writer focused on the nexus between technology and policy. Leopold has written extensively about US manned spaceflight, including the Apollo and space shuttle programs. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the New Scientist, and a variety of other science and technology publications. He resides in Reston, Virginia.

Inhalt

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Pure Oxygen

1. 1926

2. Work

3. Purdue

4. Wingman

5. Test Pilot

6. Mercury Seven

7. Extracurricular Activities

8. The Flight of Liberty Bell 7

9. Down a Peg

10. Apogee

11. Risk and Reward

12. How Astronauts Talk

13. Front of the Line

14. Death at 218 Feet

15. Abandon in Place

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.6.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Reihe/Serie: Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Reihe/Serie: Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Verlagsort: West Lafayette
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
• ISBN-10: 1-61249-459-5 / 1612494595
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61249-459-3 / 9781612494593