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Gemini Flies!
ISBN-13:
9783319681429
Veröffentl:
2018
Seiten:
333
Autor:
David J. Shayler
Serie:
Springer Praxis Books Space Exploration
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
1 - PDF Watermark
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
In May 1961, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade. With just a handful of years to pull it off, NASA authorized the Project Gemini space program, which gathered vital knowledge needed to achieve the nation's goal. This book introduces the crucial three-step test program employed by the Gemini system, covering:
Author's Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Dedication.- Foreword by Colin Burgess.- Abbreviations and Acronyms.- Prologue: Molly Brown is on her way.- Chapter 1: Mercury Mark II.- Chapter 2: A "Clean and Green" Flying Machine.- Chapter 3: Ramming the Atmosphere.- Chapter 4: Preparations.- Chapter 5: Guts and John.- Chapter 6: All Systems Look Go.- Chapter 7: Molly Brown "Performing Nicely".- Chapter 8: Got Your Seat Belts Hooked?.- Chapter 9: The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Chapter 10: Gemini Operational.- Appendix I.- Appendix II.- Appendix III.- Bibliography.- About the author.- Other works by the author.- Index.
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