{"product_id":"9783319766744","title":"Springer Praxis Books: An Astronaut Steps into the Void","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringer Praxis Books: An Astronaut Steps into the Void\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eShayler, David J.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flight of Gemini 4 in June 1965 was conducted barely four years after the first Americans flew in space. It was a bold step by NASA to accomplish the first American spacewalk and to extend the U.S. flight duration record to four days. This would be double the experience gained from the six Mercury missions combined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis daring mission was the first to be directed from the new Mission Control at the Manned Spacecraft Center near Houston, Texas. It also revealed that: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking outside the spacecraft would require further study.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeveloping the techniques to rendezvous with another object in space would not be as straightforward as NASA had hoped.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiving in a small spacecraft for several days was a challenging but necessary step in the quest for even longer flights.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eDespite the risks, the gamble that astronauts Jim McDivitt and Ed White undertook paid off. Gemini 4 gave NASA the confidence to attempt an even longer flight the next time. That next mission would simulate the planned eight-day duration of an Apollo lunar voyage. Its story is recounted in the next title in this series: \u003ci\u003eGemini 5: Eight Days in Space or Bust\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2019-01-04\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319766744\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-76675-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x168cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 378\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46915530621068,"sku":"9783319766744","price":40.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319766744.jpg?v=1774493477","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319766744","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}