George Leopold

Calculated Risk

The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom, Revised and Expanded

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on extensive interviews with fellow astronauts, NASA engineers, family members, and friends of Gus Grissom, George Leopold delivers a comprehensive and corrective account of Gus Grissom's life that places his career in the context of the Cold War and the history of human spaceflight.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Purdue University Press
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 654g
• ISBN-13: 9781557538291
• ISBN-10: 1557538298
• Artikelnr.: 51318823

Autorenporträt

George Leopold is a veteran journalist and science writer focused on the nexus between technology and policy. Leopold has written extensively about US manned spaceflight, including the Apollo and space shuttle programs. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the New Scientist, and a variety of other science and technology publications. He resides in Reston, Virginia.