EDITORIAL INFORMATION

A classic history of the first American human space flight effort, Project Mercury, this book was first published in 1966 and is still much in demand. In addition to providing a policy and institutional history of this major NASA mission, This New Ocean presents a broad chronological outline of technological achievements at the center of the effort, the scientific studies and results of the flights, and the human drama of the astronauts, ground controllers, and government and industry officials who saw it through to completion between 1961 and 1963.

One of the NASA History Series, This New Ocean is an excepcional work that informs and entertains readers seeking to understand the development of space flight in America, as well as those interested in the development of modern technology.

(Extracted from the back cover.)

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Foreword. Melvin Kranzberg.

-Contents.

-Preface.

-Part One - Research. Charles C. Alexander.

-1. The Lure, the Lock, the Key (to 1958).
-2. Exploring the Human Factor (1948-1958).
-3. Aeronautics to Astronautics: NACA Research (1952-1957).
-4. From NACA to NASA (November 1957-September 1958).

-Part Two - Development. Loyd S. Swenson, Jr.

-5. Specifications for a Manned Satellite (October-December 1958).
-6. From Design Into Development (January-June 1959).
-7. Man-Rating the Machines (July-December 1959).
-8. Machine-Rating the Men (January-June 1960).
-9. From Development Into Qualification: Flight Tests (July-December 1960).
-10. Tests Versus Time in the Race for Space (January-April 1961).

-Part Three - Operations. James M. Grimwood.

-11. Suborbital Flights Into Space.
-12. Final Rehearsals.
-13. Mercury Mission Accomplished.
-14. Climax of Project Mercury.
-Epilogue.

-Footnotes.

-Note On Sources and Selected Bibliography.

-Appendix A-Functional Organization of Project Mercury.

-Appendix B-Workflow Organization of Project Mercury.

-Appendix C-Organization Charts.

-Appendix D-Flight Data Summary.

-Appendix E-Personnel Growth.

-Appendix F-Project Mercury Cost Summaries.

-Appendix G-Project Mercury Tracking Net.

-Index.