The Right Stuff (Vintage books) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for The Right Stuff What is it, that makes a man willing to sit on top of an enormous Roman Candle and wait for someone to light the fuse? Ask a few of the astronauts and find out. They had it. The first Americans in space, battling the Russians for control of the heavens, putting their lives on the line. This book is about the quality beyond bravery, beyond courage.
Full description- Publisher: VINTAGE
- Published: 17 October 2005
- Format: Paperback 448 pages
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- Categories: Biography: Science, Technology & Engineering | History Of Engineering & Technology | Aerospace & Aviation Technology | History Of The Americas | Popular Astronomy & Space
- ISBN 13: 9780099479376 ISBN 10: 0099479370
- Sales rank: 32,305
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Full description for The Right Stuff
What is it, I wondered, that makes a man willing to sit on top of an enormous Roman Candle, such as a Redstone, Atlas, Titan, or Saturn rocket, and wait for someone to light the fuse? I decided on the simplest approach possible. I would ask a few of the astronauts and find out - The men had it. Yeager. Conrad. Grissom. Glenn. Heroes. The first Americans in space - battling the Russians for control of the heavens, putting their lives on the line. The women had it. While Mr Wonderful was aloft, it tore your heart out that the Hero's Wife, down on the ground, had to perform with the whole world watching. "The Right Stuff". It's the quality beyond bravery, beyond courage.
