Project Mercury

With each title of more than 100 full-color pages, Out of This World brings the universe into vivid focus for every young astronomer. Each book includes a unique graphic timeline, biographical sidebars, tables and charts, Websites, and places to visit.May 5th, 1961 was the day astronaut Alan Shephard became the first American to enter space. It also was the day marking the beginning of the bitter space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. This book describes in detail Project Mercury and the swirling politics that surrounded its mission. (112 pp.)Spangenburg, Ray is the author of 'Project Mercury' with ISBN 9780531139745 and ISBN 0531139743.