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Selecting the Mercury Seven - The Search for America's First Astronauts (Paperback, Edition.)
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Selecting the Mercury Seven - The Search for America's First Astronauts (Paperback, Edition.)
Series: Space Exploration
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The names of the seven Mercury astronauts were announced in April
1959 amid a flurry of publicity and patriotism. This work provides
biographical details of all thirty-two finalists for the seven
coveted places as America's pioneering astronauts. All of the
candidates were among the nation's elite pilots involved in testing
new supersonic aircraft capabilities. Most had served as wartime
fighter and bomber pilots; some were test pilots on top secret and
sophisticated aviation projects, while others were fleet admirals,
prisoners of war, and proposed pilots for spaceflight programs such
as the Dyna-Soar (X-20). The names of all 32 finalists have been
kept secret until very recently. "Selecting the Mercury Seven" also
relates the history and difficulties behind the initial choice of
candidates. The lives, motivations, military careers, and
achievements of the unsuccessful twenty-five finalists are explored
first in fully authorized biographies. Test pilots for the U.S.
Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, each man has a fascinating and
very different story to tell. All thirty-two men had to endure
meticulous, demeaning, and brutal week-long medical examinations at
the Lovelace Clinic in New Mexico. This was followed by another
torturous week at the Wright Aeromedical Laboratory in Ohio, where
they were subjected to extreme fitness and physiological testing,
the sole purpose of which was to sort out the Supermen from the
near-supermen. The final part of the book examines the
accomplishments and spaceflights of the seven successful
candidates, bringing their amazing stories right up to date.
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