This book describes the exploration of two unique and dangerous environments, space and underwater, and how the paths of two men, one living and one dead, crossed in the recovery of the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft. The book focuses on two periods, one beginning in 1959, the other in 1985, interweaving the stories of Project Mercury, Gus Grissom and his ill-fated Mercury flight, on-going developments in deep ocean exploration, and Curt Newport's 14 year obsession to raise the sunken space-age titanic from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Also told is how Newport's team, against staggering odds, managed to find the phone box sized space vehicle during this harrowing 1999 expedition, only to see their recovery vehicle and Liberty Bell 7 ripped from their grasp by the forces of nature. Newport later recovered Liberty Bell 7 during what remains the deepest commercial salvage operation in history, returning Grissom's craft to Cape Canaveral, thirty-eight years to the day after Grissom blasted off his tiny launch pad. However, the prevalent theme running through this book is how simple luck almost rivals technical ability when exploring any deadly environment, whether it be the silent void of low-Earth orbit, or the crushing cold of the abyss. Includes a CD featuring the operational log for the recovery of the Liberty Bell and technical drawings.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Collector's Guide Publishing
ISBN-13
9781896522883
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94339143
Product Key Features
Author
Curt Newports
Publication Name
Lost Spacecraft: the Search for Liberty BELL 7
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Engineering & Technology
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
180mm
Item Width
255mm
Item Weight
788g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Curt Newports
Topic
Astronomy
Country/Region of Manufacture
Canada
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