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Astronautics and state United States History 20th century BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers Friendship 7 (Spacecraft) Glenn, John 1921-2016 HISTORY / United States / 20th Century Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Influence Project Mercury (U.S.) Space flights Space race United States TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & AstronauticsFilter By Subjects
Astronautics and state United States History 20th century BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers Friendship 7 (Spacecraft) Glenn, John 1921-2016 HISTORY / United States / 20th Century Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Influence Project Mercury (U.S.) Space flights Space race United States TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & AstronauticsShesol, Jeff.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SHEShesol, Jeff
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. Kennedy at the height of the Cold War-a moment when the Soviet Union built the wall in Berlin, tested nuclear bombs more destructive than any in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.45 SHEShesol, Jeff
Summary: Drawing on new archival sources, Jeff Shesol re-creates the tension and excitement of a flight that shifted the momentum of the space race and put the United States on the path to the moon.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021