Sigma 7 : the six Mercury orbits of Walter M. Schirra, Jr. /

Sigma 7 : the six Mercury orbits of Walter M. Schirra, Jr. /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Burgess, Colin, 1947- author.
Imprint:	Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 298 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Series:	Springer-Praxis books in space exploration Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
Subject:	Schirra, Wally. Schirra, Wally. Astronauts -- United States -- Biography. Space flights. Astronauts. Space flights. United States. Electronic books. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11263181

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ISBN:	9783319279831 3319279831 3319279823 9783319279824 9783319279824
Notes:	Includes index. Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 2, 2016).
Summary:	Colin Burgess offers a comprehensive yet personal look at the 1962 orbital mission of Wally Schirra aboard the spacecraft Sigma 7, the first book about this popular pioneering astronaut which explores his entire life and accomplishments. This continues the author's attempt to fully document the record of Project Mercury's pioneering early phase of the Space Age. Schirra's pre-NASA life is examined, as well as his training as a NASA astronaut and for his Mercury MA-8 flight. The 6-orbit flight of Sigma 7 is fully covered from its origins through to the spacecraft's safe recovery from the ocean after a highly successful Mercury mission. Schirra's participation on the Gemini 6 and Apollo 7 missions is also told, but in brief, and the book also relates his post-NASA life and activities through to his passing in 2007. The Mercury Seven occupy a unique spot in the history of human spaceflight, and Schirra is at last given his due as one of the contributing astronauts in this painstakingly researched book.
Other form:	Print version: Burgess, Colin. Sigma 7 : The Six Mercury Orbits of Walter M. Schirra, Jr. Cham : Springer International Publishing, ©2016 9783319279824

Table of Contents:

Foreword by Tracy Kornfeld
Acknowledgements
Author Prologue
Chapter 1: A flier's son.- Chapter 2: The making of a flight-ready astronaut
Chapter 3: The art of space flight
Chapter 4: Sigma 7 flies
Chapter 5: "A sweet little bird"
Chapter 6: Press conferences, parades, and post-flight honors
Chapter 7: A Life beyond Apollo
Chapter 8: Final Salute to a hero
Appendices
Index.