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Gemini 5 : eight days in space or bust / David J. Shayler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shayler, David, 1955- author.
- Series:
- Springer-Praxis books in space exploration
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Project Gemini (U.S.).
- Extravehicular activity (Manned space flight).
- Space flight to the Moon.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (some color).
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Praxis Publishing, [2023]
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Author's Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Prologue
- 1: Pushing the Envelope
- A Rendezvous in Space
- Planning for a Week in Space
- References
- 2: Gordo and Pete
- Into the Jungle - Astronaut Style
- Selecting the Gemini 5 Crew
- Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr.
- Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr.
- Emblazoned with an Emblem
- 3: Apollo, MOL and the Soviets
- Opening Up New Horizons
- Advancing Apollo
- A Military Manned Orbital Laboratory
- America Marches Forward
- Counting Down to Gemini 5
- All Quiet on the Soviet Front
- 4: Preparations
- Preparing the Men
- Two Astronauts Become One Crew
- Preparing the Hardware
- Gemini Launch Vehicle Number 5
- Spacecraft Number 5
- Steps Towards Space
- 5: "We're on Our Way"
- Reviewing the Situation
- Ready to Charge
- Riding a Pogo Stick
- Onwards and Upwards
- The following documents were frequently referred to during the compilation of this and subsequent chapters:
- 6: Gemini 5's Two Little Rascals
- That Other Rascal
- Giving it a Shot
- References
- 7: "When are we gonna get the fuel cell back?"
- Go/No Go? That Is the Question
- A Noisy Experiment
- 8: Chasing a Phantom
- A Mission in the Balance
- Doing Fine
- Confidence for Gemini 6
- 9: "Right in that same nice big black void"
- Cool Astronauts
- Three Days and Counting
- Surpassing the Russians
- In the Media
- 10: "Still clanking along in the old, covered wagon"
- Cutting Down the Evening Work
- Setting New Records
- Belief in Mission Control
- 11: Another Bright Day
- No Surprises
- A Dollar Owed
- Plans Beyond Gemini 5
- 12: One Hundred Down, Twenty-Two to Go
- The Day Before The Day Before
- The End Quite Far
- 13: A 300-Coffee-Cup-Per-Shift Mission
- Saturday
- From Outer to Inner Space - Sealab
- Three Million Miles and Counting...
- 14: "Everything is just peachy keen"
- The Final Countdown
- 15: Somersaults on the Flight Deck
- Recovery
- Post-Flight Debriefing
- Post Flight Press Conference
- Entering the Post-Flight Period
- 16: Post-Flight, Presidents, and Parades
- A Stunning Triumph
- Six Nations in 13 Days
- 17: Afterwards
- Applying the Experience
- Moving On
- Appendix I: Gemini 5 Mission Timeline (Abbreviated)
- Appendix II: Gemini 5 Experiments
- Appendix III: Bibliography
- Appendix IV: Other Works
- About the Author
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 16, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 9783031113789
- 3031113780
- Publisher Number:
- 99993429181
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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