2002 For Spacious Skies: A Mercury Astronaut - Signed by Scott Carpenter, Photos

Scott Carpenter and Kris Stoever

Verlag: Harcourt, Inc., 2002

Beschreibung

Scott Carpenter and Kris Stoever. For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut. Harcourt, inc., First Edition, original Dust Jacket, Signed by Author/astronaut Scott Carpenter, 370 pp, 9.25 x 6.25". In good condition. Dust jacket exhibits ver light scuffing to edges & corners, but colors are bright and clean. Boards are clean. Head and tail of spine rubbed. Author/astronaut's signature found on title page. Text-block clean, no known previous ownership or marginalia. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. Malcom Scott Carpenter (1925-2013) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, astronaut, and aquanaut. He was one of the Mercury Seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury in April 1959. Carpenter was the second American (after John Glenn) to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space, after Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and John Glenn. The Mercury Project was one of the first initiatives of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's launch of the Space Race. Project Mercury's aim was to launch a man into Earth's orbit, evaluate his capabilities in space, and return him safely to Earth. Gift worthy. Excellent condition.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: 2002 For Spacious Skies: A Mercury Astronaut - Signed by Scott Carpenter, Photos
• Verlag: Harcourt, Inc.
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Zustand: Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good
• Signiert: Signed by Author(s)
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