LEADER 03470oam 22006494a 450 001 9910959154003321 005 20210531035157.0 010 $a9781612494586 010 $a1612494587 010 $a9781612494593 010 $a1612494595 035 $a(CKB)3710000000736532 035 $a(EBL)4567410 035 $a(OCoLC)952931922 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001682301 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16507791 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001682301 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)15036784 035 $a(PQKB)10739698 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4567410 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11228898 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL948879 035 $a(OCoLC)1175687061 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse87463 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4567410 035 $a(Perlego)1589147 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000736532 100 $a20160303d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCalculated Risk$eThe Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom, Revised and Expanded /$fby George Leopold 210 1$aWest Lafayette, Indiana :$cPurdue University Press,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ[2016] 215 $a1 online resource (417 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781557538291 311 08$a1557538298 311 08$a9781557537454 311 08$a1557537453 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 349-356) and index. 327 $aCover; 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; Index 330 8 $aUnlike 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. 606 $aAstronauts$zUnited States$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAstronauts 676 $a629.450092 676 $aB 700 $aLeopold$b George$f1955-$01809385 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910959154003321 996 $aCalculated Risk$94360142 997 $aUNINA