Project Mercury - Taking Men to Space (Paperback)

Project Mercury was a spaceflight program that began in 1959. Its goal: put a man in orbit in space. The project consisted of many test flights, including 4 animal flights, and a group of 7 dedicated astronauts working with NASA to achieve that goal. This book is an overview of Project Mercury, the flights, and the heroes that began the Space Age.Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.