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000755610 1001_ $$aBurgess, Colin,$$d1947-$$eauthor.
000755610 24510 $$aSigma 7$$h[electronic resource] :$$bthe six Mercury orbits of Walter M. Schirra, Jr. /$$cColin Burgess.
000755610 264_1 $$aSwitzerland :$$bSpringer,$$c2016.
000755610 300__ $$a1 online resource (xvii, 298 pages) :$$billustrations.
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000755610 4901_ $$aSpringer-Praxis books in space exploration
000755610 500__ $$aIncludes index.
000755610 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000755610 5050_ $$aForeword 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.
000755610 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users.
000755610 520__ $$aColin 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.
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000755610 650_0 $$aAstronauts$$zUnited States$$vBiography.
000755610 650_0 $$aSpace flights.
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