Faith 7 : L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., and the final Mercury mission /: L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., and the final Mercury mission. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Colin Burgess.
• Authors: Burgess, Colin
• Contents: Foreword by Alfred Worden (CMP Apollo 15) -- Acknowledgements -- Author Prologue -- Chapter 1: An astronaut from Oklahoma -- Chapter 2: The final Mercury mission -- Chapter 3: One reckless act -- Chapter 4: A day in space with Faith 7 -- Chapter 5: “A victory for the human spirit” -- Chapter 6: The end of the Mercury era -- Chapter 7: From Gemini to Apollo -- Chapter 8: “The greatest pilot you ever saw” -- Appendices -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviiiI, 291 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 629.450092; Popular works; Astronauts -- United States -- Biography; Space flights; Astronomy; Astrophysics; Astronautics; History; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General); Astronauts; Space flights; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Technology & Engineering -- Aeronautics & Astronautics; Science -- History; Astronautics; Aerospace & aviation technology; History of science; Science -- Astronomy; Popular astronomy & space; United States; Electronic books; Biography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319305639; 3319305638; 9783319305622
• Related ISBNs: 331930562X; 9783319305622
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 20, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.