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Freedom 7: The Historic Flight of Alan B. Shepard, Jr. - Springer Praxis Books
Colin Burgess
This book details the almost forgotten story of the first manned U. S. spaceflight, Freedom 7, flown by Cdr. Alan Shepard, Jr., for NASA. It examines the Mercury program and Shepard's flight in the context of the space race with the former USSR.
296 pages, 190 black & white illustrations, biography
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 9, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9783319011554 |
| Publishers | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Pages | 266 |
| Dimensions | 174 × 240 × 16 mm · 516 g |
| Language | German |
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