Americans into orbit
Subtitle: the story of Project Mercury.
Series: Landmark books, 101
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1965
Place of publication: N[ew] Y[ork]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
Subjects: Project Mercury (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature; Project Mercury (U.S.); Astronauts
Description: As well as a history of Project Mercury and brief biographies of the Mercury astronauts, includes reasons for exploring space, the history and methods of space exploration, and a summary of other United States and Russian space programs.