Sigma 7 [electronic resource] : the six Mercury orbits of Walter M. Schirra, Jr. / Colin Burgess.
Burgess, Colin, 1947- author.
2016
TL789.85.S35
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Title Sigma 7 [electronic resource] : the six Mercury orbits of Walter M. Schirra, Jr. / Colin Burgess.
Author Burgess, Colin, 1947- author.
ISBN 9783319279831 (electronic book)
3319279831 (electronic book)
9783319279824
Published Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xvii, 298 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number TL789.85.S35
Dewey Decimal Classification 629.450092
Summary 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.
Note Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 2, 2016).
Series Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
Available in Other Form Sigma 7 : The Six Mercury Orbits of Walter M. Schirra, Jr.
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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.

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