For Spacious Skies
The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut
Carpenter, Scott (NASA Astronaut), Stoever, Kris
First Edition. First Printing. In May 24, 1962, the tiny spacecraft Aurora 7 carried Scott Carpenter into space, American history, and a lifetime of controversy. For Spacious Skies offers this Mercury astronaut's never-before-told account of life at NASA. He takes us through the mysteries of the selection process, to the desert for survival training, into the simulator, and onto the contour couch. He describes in stunning detail the flight that made him the second American to orbit the Earth. During the early years of the space program, each mission helped determine NASA's research progress, the efficiency of its design, and its place in the race to the moon; when Aurora 7 began to malfunction, everyone at hand franrically tried to detect the cause. What was ultimately found to be a glitch in Aurora 7's pitch horizon scanner forced the astronaut to over-shoot bis expected landing site by 250 miles and later brought the decisions made during his flight under intense scrutiny. Scott Carpenter, with bis daughter, Kris Stoever, clears up all lingering questions about bis flight while telling the history of an amazing frontier family and the strength of the American pioneer spirit. Scott Carpenter is one of the seven original "Right Stuff" astronauts. The fourth American in space and the second to orbit the Earth, Carpenter went on after Project Mercury to participate in the U.S. Navy's pioneering Man-in-the-Sea prograrn (Sealabs I, II, and III) as an underwater explorer and researcher. He lives with his wife in New York City and in Vail, Colorado. Kris Stoever was six years old on May 24, 1962, when her father rocketed into space. Since her graduation from Georgetown University with a degree in history, she has worked äs an editor and writer. She lives with her husband and daughter in Denver.
Original hardcover with dust jacket
370 Seiten / pages
Photos
very good condition, with a name sticker of the previous owner
Orlando - New York - Toronto - London - 2002 - Harcourt
Art.Nr. 25646
