This book celebrates the final spaceflight in the Mercury series, flown by NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper, who led an adventurous life in the cockpit of airplanes and spacecraft alike, and on his Mercury mission he became the last American ever to rocket into space alone. He flew in the Mercury and Gemini programs and served as head of flight crew operations in both the Apollo and Skylab programs. Based on extensive research and first-person interviews, this is a complete history of the Faith 7 flight and its astronaut. Cooper later gained notoriety following the release of the movie, The Right Stuff, in which he was depicted by Dennis Quaid, but Burgess discovers there was even more drama to his story. It completes the "Pioneers in Early Spaceflight" subseries in fitting fashion.
| ISBN: | 9783319305622 |
| Publication date: | 27th July 2016 |
| Author: | Colin Burgess |
| Publisher: | Birkhauser Verlag AG |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 291 pages |
| Series: | Space Exploration |
| Genres: |
Astronomy, space and time Applied physics Solar system: the Sun and planets Aerospace and aviation technology Astronautics History of science |
This book celebrates the final spaceflight in the Mercury series, flown by NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper, who led an adventurous life in the cockpit of airplanes and spacecraft alike, and on his Mercury mission he became the last American ever to rocket into space alone. He flew in the Mercury and Gemini programs and served as head of flight crew operations in both the Apollo and Skylab programs. Based on extensive research and first-person interviews, this is a complete history of the Faith 7 flight and its astronaut. Cooper later gained notoriety following the release of the movie, The Right Stuff, in which he was depicted by Dennis Quaid, but Burgess discovers there was even more drama to his story. It completes the "Pioneers in Early Spaceflight" subseries in fitting fashion.
Faith 7 features in the following genres: Astronomy, space and time, Applied physics, Solar system: the Sun and planets, Aerospace and aviation technology, Astronautics, History of science
Faith 7 is available in Paperback
Faith 7 was written by Colin Burgess and published by Birkhauser Verlag AG
Faith 7 has 291 pages
Yes it is part of Space Exploration series
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