Author: NASA
Title: Results of the Second United States Manned Orbital Space Flight May 24, 1962 (Nasa Sp -6)
Description: Washington, DC: NASA, 1962. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book was withdrawn from the Ames Research Library. The book covers have some ground in dirt, a withdrawn notice, a library sticker and some brown discoloration. The text pages are generally clean, though there are occasional spots of foxing throughout. There is a library card pocket on the inside rear cover and some library notations on the title page. "Gemini's objective was the development of space travel techniques to support the Apollo mission to land astronauts on the Moon. In doing so, it allowed the United States to catch up and overcome the lead in human spaceflight capability the Soviet Union had obtained in the early years of the Space Race, by demonstrating: mission endurance up to just under 14 days, longer than the eight days required for a round trip to the Moon; methods of performing extra-vehicular activity (EVA) without tiring; and the orbital maneuvers necessary to achieve rendezvous and docking with another spacecraft. This left Apollo free to pursue its prime mission without spending time developing these techniques. " (from Wikipedia). Good .
Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics NASA Second Manned Orbital Space Flight Project Mercury
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Title: Results of the Second United States Manned Orbital Space Flight May 24, 1962 (Nasa Sp -6)
Description: Washington, DC: NASA, 1962. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book was withdrawn from the Ames Research Library. The book covers have some ground in dirt, a withdrawn notice, a library sticker and some brown discoloration. The text pages are generally clean, though there are occasional spots of foxing throughout. There is a library card pocket on the inside rear cover and some library notations on the title page. "Gemini's objective was the development of space travel techniques to support the Apollo mission to land astronauts on the Moon. In doing so, it allowed the United States to catch up and overcome the lead in human spaceflight capability the Soviet Union had obtained in the early years of the Space Race, by demonstrating: mission endurance up to just under 14 days, longer than the eight days required for a round trip to the Moon; methods of performing extra-vehicular activity (EVA) without tiring; and the orbital maneuvers necessary to achieve rendezvous and docking with another spacecraft. This left Apollo free to pursue its prime mission without spending time developing these techniques. " (from Wikipedia). Good .
Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics NASA Second Manned Orbital Space Flight Project Mercury
Price: US$ 35.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 44312
- Book number: 44312
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