scribe the Mercury capsule.
And finally, for those who cannot get
enough of T/FLAs (ree and Four Letter
Acronyms) and their meanings, even those
get their own coverage at the end.
Read Dave Baker's "NASA MERCURY
1956 to 1963 (all models)" to get a deep
dive into all the aspects of our earliest
manned space program. Read it to learn
the untold stories and understand the tech-
nical challenges overcome by so many men
and women in such a sort time. Just look
at the drawings to begin to grasp how hard
space was, and still is. Read it and look at
it in detail to become a Mercury master -
and enjoy.
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Figure 4. Escape rocket motor
details. Note: Although this figure
is used in the book, this NASA image
comes from history.nasa.gov.
Figure 3. Retro pack details.
Note: Although this figure is used
in the book, this NASA image
comes from NASA Project Mercury
Familiarization Manual 20
May 1962 p. 225.
