03470oam 22006494a 450 991095915400332120210531035157.09781612494586161249458797816124945931612494595(CKB)3710000000736532(EBL)4567410(OCoLC)952931922(SSID)ssj0001682301(PQKBManifestationID)16507791(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001682301(PQKBWorkID)15036784(PQKB)10739698(Au-PeEL)EBL4567410(CaPaEBR)ebr11228898(CaONFJC)MIL948879(OCoLC)1175687061(MdBmJHUP)muse87463(MiAaPQ)EBC4567410(Perlego)1589147(EXLCZ)99371000000073653220160303d2016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCalculated RiskThe Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom, Revised and Expanded /by George LeopoldWest Lafayette, Indiana :Purdue University Press,[2016]©[2016]1 online resource (417 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781557538291 1557538298 9781557537454 1557537453 Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-356) and index.Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Pure Oxygen; 1. 1926; 2. Work; 3. Purdue; 4. Wingman; 5. Test Pilot; 6. Mercury Seven; 7. Extracurricular Activities; 8. The Flight of Liberty Bell 7; 9. Down a Peg; 10. Apogee; 11. Risk and Reward; 12. How Astronauts Talk; 13. Front of the Line; 14. Death at 218 Feet; 15. Abandon in Place; Notes; Bibliography; IndexUnlike other American astronauts, Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom never had the chance to publish his memoirs. Killed along with his crew in a launch pad fire on January 27, 1967, Grissom also lost his chance to walk on the moon and return to describe his journey. Others went in his place. The stories of the moon walkers are familiar. Less appreciated are Grissom's contributions. The international prestige of winning the Moon Race cannot be understated, and Grissom played a pivotal and enduring role in securing that legacy for the United States. Indeed, Grissom was first and foremost a Cold Warrior, a member of the first group of Mercury astronauts whose goal it was to beat the Soviet Union into space and eventually to the moon. Drawing on extensive interviews with fellow astronauts, NASA engineers, family members, and friends of Gus Grissom, George Leopold delivers a comprehensive and corrective account of Grissom's life that places his career in the context of the Cold War and the history of human spaceflight. Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom adds significantly to our understanding of that tumultuous and ultimately triumphant period in American history. AstronautsUnited StatesBiographyElectronic books. Astronauts629.450092BLeopold George1955-1809385MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910959154003321Calculated Risk4360142UNINA