{"product_id":"project-mercury-john-catchpole-9781852334062","title":"Project Mercury: Nasa's First Manned Space Programme","description":"\u003cb\u003eProject Mercury\u003c\/b\u003e will offer a developmental resume of the first American manned spaceflight programme and its associated infrastructure, including accounts of space launch vehicles. The book highlights the differences in Redstone\/Atlas technology, drawing similar comparisons between ballistic capsules and alternative types of spacecraft. The book also covers astronaut selection and training, as well as tracking systems, flight control, basic principles of spaceflight and detailed accounts of individual flights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Catchpole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1852334061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781852334062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.53h x 6.50w x 1.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2002 pg. 1443","brand":"John Catchpole","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44125487726847,"sku":"9781852334062","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c303f4d6-bbd6-43ba-be27-2b889b3458e2.jpg?v=1687442913","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/project-mercury-john-catchpole-9781852334062","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}