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Beyond the Stars –NASA’s 50 Years of Manned Space Flight - Part 2 – Project Mercury
Beyond the Stars –NASA’s 50 Years of Manned Space Flight - Part 2 – Project Mercury
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This 3,000 word monograph is richly illustrated with many unpublished or rarely seen photos of the early space program.
For thousands of years, humans have looked into the star-filled night sky and wondered if there is something beyond. Pre-historic man left cave drawings depicting the stars, and the Bible’s Old Testament contains the account of Elijah, prophet of Jehovah, flying to Heaven in a chariot of fire.
In ancient times, imagination about human flight was strong. Imagination led to the discovery of human flight. In Greek mythology there is the story of Phaeton. Lightning struck Phaeton, and he set the heavens on fire when he tried to dive his father’s chariot. The most often told Greek myth is that of Daedalus and Icarus. To escape the terror of Minos, the King of Crete, Daedalus fastened wings to himself and his son, and flew across the sea to Sicily. Icarus, as many youngsters do, did not heed his father’s warning and flew too close to the sun. The heat melted the wax holding his wings together and he fell into the sea.
Humans Solve the Riddle
The Chinese first developed rockets after they discovered how to make black powder from saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur, about a 1,000 years ago.
The Chinese began experimenting with the gunpowder-filled tubes. At some point, they attached bamboo tubes to arrows and launched them with bows. Soon they discovered that these gunpowder tubes could launch themselves just by the power produced from the escaping gas. The rocket was born.
For thousands of years, humans have looked into the star-filled night sky and wondered if there is something beyond. Pre-historic man left cave drawings depicting the stars, and the Bible’s Old Testament contains the account of Elijah, prophet of Jehovah, flying to Heaven in a chariot of fire.
In ancient times, imagination about human flight was strong. Imagination led to the discovery of human flight. In Greek mythology there is the story of Phaeton. Lightning struck Phaeton, and he set the heavens on fire when he tried to dive his father’s chariot. The most often told Greek myth is that of Daedalus and Icarus. To escape the terror of Minos, the King of Crete, Daedalus fastened wings to himself and his son, and flew across the sea to Sicily. Icarus, as many youngsters do, did not heed his father’s warning and flew too close to the sun. The heat melted the wax holding his wings together and he fell into the sea.
Humans Solve the Riddle
The Chinese first developed rockets after they discovered how to make black powder from saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur, about a 1,000 years ago.
The Chinese began experimenting with the gunpowder-filled tubes. At some point, they attached bamboo tubes to arrows and launched them with bows. Soon they discovered that these gunpowder tubes could launch themselves just by the power produced from the escaping gas. The rocket was born.
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