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Sigma 7 = the six Mercury orbits of Walter M. Schirra, Jr. /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Sigma 7/ by Colin Burgess.
Reminder of title:	the six Mercury orbits of Walter M. Schirra, Jr. /
Author:	Burgess, Colin.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing : : 2016.,
Description:	xvii, 298 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Astronauts - Biography. - United States -
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27983-1
ISBN:	9783319279831

Sigma 7 = the six Mercury orbits of Walter M. Schirra, Jr. /
Burgess, Colin.

Sigma 7the six Mercury orbits of Walter M. Schirra, Jr. /[electronic resource] :by Colin Burgess. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2016. - xvii, 298 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm. - Springer Praxis books. - Springer Praxis books..

Foreword by Tracy Kornfeld -- Acknowledgements -- Author Prologue -- Chapter 1: A flier's son -- Chapter 2: The making of a flight-ready astronaut -- Chapter 3: The art of space flight -- Chapter 4: Sigma 7 flies -- Chapter 5: "A sweet little bird" -- Chapter 6: Press conferences, parades, and post-flight honors -- Chapter 7: A Life beyond Apollo -- Chapter 8: Final Salute to a hero -- Appendices -- Index.

Colin Burgess offers a comprehensive yet personal look at the 1962 orbital mission of Wally Schirra aboard the spacecraft Sigma 7, the first book about this popular pioneering astronaut which explores his entire life and accomplishments. This continues the author's attempt to fully document the record of Project Mercury's pioneering early phase of the Space Age. Schirra's pre-NASA life is examined, as well as his training as a NASA astronaut and for his Mercury MA-8 flight. The 6-orbit flight of Sigma 7 is fully covered from its origins through to the spacecraft's safe recovery from the ocean after a highly successful Mercury mission. Schirra's participation on the Gemini 6 and Apollo 7 missions is also told, but in brief, and the book also relates his post-NASA life and activities through to his passing in 2007. The Mercury Seven occupy a unique spot in the history of human spaceflight, and Schirra is at last given his due as one of the contributing astronauts in this painstakingly researched book.

ISBN: 9783319279831

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-27983-1doiSubjects--Personal Names:

1109529
Schirra, Wally.
Subjects--Topical Terms:

1109530
Astronauts
--United States--Biography.

LC Class. No.: TL789.85.S35

Dewey Class. No.: 629.450092

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