Calculated Risk - The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom Leopold George R. Paperback / softback
Calculated Risk - The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom Leopold George R. Paperback / softback Unlike other American astronauts, Virgil I. Killed along with his crew in a launch pad fire on…
Specifikacia Calculated Risk - The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom Leopold George R. Paperback / softback
Calculated Risk - The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom Leopold George R. Paperback / softback
Unlike other American astronauts, Virgil I. Killed along with his crew in a launch pad fire on January 27, 1967, Grissom also lost his chance to walk on the moon and return to describe his journey. "Gus" Grissom never had the chance to publish his memoirs.
The stories of the moon walkers are familiar. Others went in his place. Less appreciated are Grissom's contributions.The international prestige of winning the Moon Race cannot be understated, and Grissom played a pivotal and enduring role in securing that legacy for the United States.
Indeed, Grissom was first and foremost a Cold Warrior, a member of the first group of Mercury astronauts whose goal it was to beat the Soviet Union into space and eventually to the moon.Drawing on extensive interviews with fellow astronauts, NASA engineers, family members, and friends of Gus Grissom, George Leopold delivers a