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Robert Pearlman
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posted 05-20-2002 11:31 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut
by Scott Carpenter and Kris Stoever
Coming from a family of early Colorado pioneers, astronaut Scott Carpenter grew up with a vibrant frontier tradition of exploration. He went on to become one of seven Project Mercury astronauts to take part in America's burgeoning space program in the 1960s. Here he writes of the pioneering science, training, and biomedicine of early space flight and tells the heart-stopping tale of his famous spaceflight aboard Aurora 7.

Carpenter also shares a family story of tenderness and fortitude. Raised by his grandparents in Boulder, Colorado, while his mother lay sick for years with tuberculosis, Carpenter witnessed bravery, love, sacrifice, and endurance that prepared him for life as a Navy pilot during two wars, service to country as a Mercury astronaut, and finally as a pioneering underwater explorer.

Written with his daughter, Kris Stoever, "For Spacious Skies" tells a wonderful American family story filled with never-before-told insider tales from the earliest days of NASA and, for the first time ever, Carpenter's own account of his controversial flight and splashdown.

  • Hardcover, 384 pages
  • Harcourt (January 1, 2002)
  • ISBN-10: ‎0151004676
  • ISBN-13: ‎978-0151004676

GerryM
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posted 11-14-2002 12:09 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for GerryM   Click Here to Email GerryM     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I had the pleasure of reading a advanced copy of Carpenter's new book. I think most collectors will find it very enjoyable and a good read. The beginning of the book goes into detail about the early Carpenter family history, then a switches gears and goes into space, starting with the details about the whole selection process being named a astronaut and then the whole Mercury story.

What I liked was you also get Renee Carpenter's (Scott's first wife) views during this time period.

Scott's daughter helped write the book and I thought added a lot, especially getting Renee's viewpoints.

Carpenter also goes into detail about the comments that Kraft made in his book and gives his side of the story. This made for some interesting reading!

I would have liked to read more stories of what Carpenter did after he left NASA, I guess that was the one negative from my viewpoint.

ModelMaker
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posted 01-24-2003 12:47 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for ModelMaker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Maybe you have heard this. At an appearance last week at Politics and Prose in DC, Scott Carpenter told all present he and his daughter wrote his new book in the third person because he is very modest. His mother taught him not to brag. This made it easier for him to tell his story.

FFrench
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posted 02-15-2023 11:16 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for FFrench     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
My review of this book.

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