xiii, 378 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : pure oxygen -- 1926 -- Work -- Purdue -- Wingman -- Test pilot -- Mercury seven -- Extracurricular activities -- The flight of Liberty Bell 7 -- Down a peg -- Apogee -- Risk and reward -- How astronauts talk -- Front of the line -- Death at 218 feet -- Abandon in place.