Project Mercury (Out of This World)

By Kit Moser and Ray Spangenburg

Book Overview

With each title of more than 100 full-color pages, Out of This World brings the universe into vivid focus for every young astronomer. Each book includes a unique graphic timeline, biographical sidebars, tables and charts, Websites, and places to visit.May 5th, 1961 was the day astronaut Alan Shephard became the first American to enter space. It also was the day marking the beginning of the bitter space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. This book describes in detail Project Mercury and the swirling politics that surrounded its mission. (112 pp.)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0531139743
• ISBN13: 9780531139745
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Franklin Watts
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 9