Sigma 7 The Six Mercury Orbits of Walter M. Schirra, Jr. /

• Main Author: Burgess, Colin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Popular works.; History.; Space sciences.; Astronomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; History of Science.

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...

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.