{"product_id":"calculated-risk-george-leopold-9781557538291","title":"Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom, Revised and Expanded","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnlike 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom\u003c\/i\u003e adds significantly to our understanding of that tumultuous and ultimately triumphant period in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Leopold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1557538298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557538291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Purdue University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"George Leopold","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048529326335,"sku":"9781557538291","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_45052150-c584-4efe-ba7e-8eb00d3da206.jpg?v=1684996296","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/calculated-risk-george-leopold-9781557538291","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}