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Aurora 7 = The Mercury Space Flight of M. Scott Carpenter /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Aurora 7/ by Colin Burgess.
Reminder of title:	The Mercury Space Flight of M. Scott Carpenter /
Author:	Burgess, Colin.
Description:	XX, 239 p. 181 illus., 40 illus. in color.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Astronomy. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20439-0
ISBN:	9783319204390

Aurora 7 = The Mercury Space Flight of M. Scott Carpenter /
Burgess, Colin.

Aurora 7The Mercury Space Flight of M. Scott Carpenter /[electronic resource] :by Colin Burgess. - 1st ed. 2016. - XX, 239 p. 181 illus., 40 illus. in color.online resource. - Space Exploration. - Space Exploration.

A replacement astronaut -- From Colorado to the Cape -- Training for MA-7 -- Aurora 7 in orbit -- A highly troubled mission -- Walter Cronkite: “We may have lost an astronaut” -- Post-flight repercussions -- Epilogue: From astronaut to aquanaut.

TO A NATION enthralled by the heroic exploits of the Mercury astronauts, the launch of Lt. Cmdr. Scott Carpenter on NASA’s second orbital space flight was a renewed cause for pride, jubilation and celebration. Within hours, that excitement had given way to stunned disbelief and anxiety as shaken broadcasters began preparing the American public for the very real possibility that an American astronaut and his spacecraft may have been lost at sea. In fact, it had been a very close call. Completely out of fuel and forced to manually guide Aurora 7 through the frightening inferno of re-entry, Carpenter brought the Mercury spacecraft down to a safe splashdown in the ocean. In doing so, he controversially overshot the intended landing zone. Despite his efforts, Carpenter’s performance on the MA-7 mission was later derided by powerful figures within NASA. He would never fly into space again. Taking temporary leave of NASA, Carpenter participated in the U.S. Navy’s pioneering Sealab program. For a record 30 days he lived and worked aboard a pressurized habitat resting on the floor of the ocean, becoming the nation’s first astronaut/aquanaut explorer. Following extensive research conducted by noted spaceflight historian Colin Burgess, the drama-filled flight of Aurora 7 is faithfully recounted in this engrossing book, along with the personal recollections of Scott Carpenter and those closest to the actual events.

ISBN: 9783319204390

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-20439-0doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

593935
Astronomy.

LC Class. No.: QB1-991

Dewey Class. No.: 520

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