Project Mercury

Project Mercury
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 86
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ISBN-10 : 1852334061
ISBN-13 : 9781852334062
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Book Synopsis Project Mercury by : John Catchpole

Download or read book Project Mercury written by John Catchpole and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-07-26 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catchpole tells the fascinating story behind the development of the first American manned space program and its associated infrastructure. He provides accounts of the space launch vehicles, astronauts and their training, tracking systems and individual flights.


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