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Mercury rising : John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the new battleground of the Cold War

text Mercury rising : John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the new battleground of the Cold War

Summary
"A riveting history of the momentous Friendship 7 space flight that put America back into the space race. If the United States couldn't catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? That was the question facing John F.... Read more
Contents
Introduction -- The nearest to heaven I will ever get -- Supersonic -- Red moonlight -- Zero G -- A seven-sided coin -- Second in space -- Suspended animation -- The problems of men on Earth -- The first man -- Go or no go -- Holocaust or humiliat... Read more
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400 pages : 16 pages unnumbered plates ; 24 cm
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company 2021

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 629.45 SHE in Adult Non-fiction Available

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