Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom (Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics) - Hardcover

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Leopold, George

 
9781557537454: Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom (Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics)
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ISBN 10: 1557537453 ISBN 13: 9781557537454
Verlag: PURDUE UNIV PR, 2016

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

The international prestige of winning the Moon Race cannotbe understated, and Grissom played a pivotal and enduring role in securing thatlegacy for the United States. Indeed, Grissom was first and foremost a ColdWarrior, a member of the first group of Mercury astronauts whose goal it was tobeat the Soviet Union into space and eventually to the moon.

Drawing on extensive interviews with fellow astronauts, NASAengineers, family members, and friends of Gus Grissom, George Leopold deliversa comprehensive and corrective account of Grissom’s life that places his careerin the context of the Cold War and the history of human spaceflight.

Calculated Risk: TheSupersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom adds significantly to ourunderstanding of that tumultuous and ultimately triumphant period in American history.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den 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.

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PURDUE UNIV PR
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2016
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Englisch
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1557537453
ISBN 13 
9781557537454
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