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Shayler, David J. Gemini 4 An Astronaut Steps into the Void

Details the first American spacewalk in a leap forward from the Mercury program Follows each detail of Gemini's extended duration flight, NASA's first, relying extensively on archives Continues the Pioneers in Early Spaceflight series which looks one-by-one at the Mercury and Gemini flights The flight of Gemini 4 in June 1965 was conducted barely four years after the first Americans flew in space. It was a bold step by NASA to accomplish the first American spacewalk and to extend the U.S. flight duration record to four days. This would be double the experience gained from the six Mercury missions combined. This daring mission was the first to be directed from Springer the new Mission Control at the Manned Spacecraft Center near Houston, Texas. It also revealed 1st ed. 2018, XXV, 378 p. that: Working outside the spacecraft would require further study. Developing the techniques to 1st 81 illus., 46 illus. in color. rendezvous with another object in space would not be as straightforward as NASA had hoped. edition Living in a small spacecraft for several days was a challenging but necessary step in the quest for even longer flights.Despite the risks, the gamble that astronauts Jim McDivitt and Ed White undertook paid off. Gemini 4 gave NASA the confidence to attempt an even longer flight the Printed book next time. That next mission would simulate the planned eight-day duration of an Apollo lunar Softcover voyage. Its story is recounted in the next title in this series:Gemini 5: Eight Days in Space or Bust. Printed book Softcover ISBN 978-3-319-76674-4 Order online at springer.com/booksellers $ 44,99 Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC 233 Spring Street Available New York, NY 10013 Discount group USA Trade Books (1) T: +1-800-SPRINGER NATURE Product category (777-4643) or 212-460-1500 [email protected] Popular science Series Space Exploration Other renditions Softcover ISBN 978-3-319-76676-8

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