Calculated risk : the supersonic life and times of Gus Grissom / by George Leopold.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leopold, George, 1955- (Author)
Language:English
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Grissom, Virgil I.
Astronauts > United States > Biography.
Astronauts.
United States.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Physical Description:xiii, 378 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : pure oxygen
  • 1926
  • Work
  • Purdue
  • Wingman
  • Test pilot
  • Mercury seven
  • Extracurricular activities
  • The flight of Liberty Bell 7
  • Down a peg
  • Apogee
  • Risk and reward
  • How astronauts talk
  • Front of the line
  • Death at 218 feet
  • Abandon in place.