LEADER 04063nam 22006495 450 001 9910254624503321 005 20221004222105.0 010 $a3-319-20439-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-20439-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000467603 035 $a(EBL)4178326 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001546645 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16141112 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001546645 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14796219 035 $a(PQKB)11100671 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-20439-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4178326 035 $a(PPN)188461183 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000467603 100 $a20150828d2016 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAurora 7 $eThe Mercury Space Flight of M. Scott Carpenter /$fby Colin Burgess 205 $a1st ed. 2016. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (260 p.) 225 1 $aSpace Exploration 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-319-20438-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aA replacement astronaut -- From Colorado to the Cape -- Training for MA-7 -- Aurora 7 in orbit -- A highly troubled mission -- Walter Cronkite: ?We may have lost an astronaut? -- Post-flight repercussions -- Epilogue: From astronaut to aquanaut. 330 $aTO A NATION enthralled by the heroic exploits of the Mercury astronauts, the launch of Lt. Cmdr. Scott Carpenter on NASA?s second orbital space flight was a renewed cause for pride, jubilation and celebration. Within hours, that excitement had given way to stunned disbelief and anxiety as shaken broadcasters began preparing the American public for the very real possibility that an American astronaut and his spacecraft may have been lost at sea. In fact, it had been a very close call. Completely out of fuel and forced to manually guide Aurora 7 through the frightening inferno of re-entry, Carpenter brought the Mercury spacecraft down to a safe splashdown in the ocean. In doing so, he controversially overshot the intended landing zone. Despite his efforts, Carpenter?s performance on the MA-7 mission was later derided by powerful figures within NASA. He would never fly into space again. Taking temporary leave of NASA, Carpenter participated in the U.S. Navy?s pioneering Sealab program. For a record 30 days he lived and worked aboard a pressurized habitat resting on the floor of the ocean, becoming the nation?s first astronaut/aquanaut explorer. Following extensive research conducted by noted spaceflight historian Colin Burgess, the drama-filled flight of Aurora 7 is faithfully recounted in this engrossing book, along with the personal recollections of Scott Carpenter and those closest to the actual events. 410 0$aSpace Exploration 606 $aAstronomy 606 $aAerospace engineering 606 $aAstronautics 606 $aSpace sciences 606 $aPopular Science in Astronomy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q11009 606 $aAerospace Technology and Astronautics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T17050 606 $aSpace Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22030 615 0$aAstronomy. 615 0$aAerospace engineering. 615 0$aAstronautics. 615 0$aSpace sciences. 615 14$aPopular Science in Astronomy. 615 24$aAerospace Technology and Astronautics. 615 24$aSpace Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). 676 $a500 700 $aBurgess$b Colin$f1947-$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0761860 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910254624503321 996 $aAurora 7$92544872 997 $aUNINA