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Man High by Lt. Col. David G. Simons (MC) USAF - Signed by Author
"Man High " written by Lt. Col. David G. Simons (MC) USAF with Don A Schanche" - hardcover book published by Doubleday & Company in 1960 - 262 pages - book measures 5.75" x 8.5" - original price $4.50
Book was signed by author in 1999
Condition: Good - covers have light wear on edges - front cover has a stain - binding solid - pages have light discoloration from age, otherwise pages look clean - no torn or missing pages. Dust jacket has some tears and discoloration from age.
"Project Manhigh was a pre-Space Age military project that took men in balloons to the middle layers of the stratosphere, funded as an aero-medical research program, though seen by its designers as a stepping stone to space. It was conducted by the United States Air Force between 1955 and 1958." (wikipedia.org)
From the dust jacket:
"On an August morning in 1957 a tear-shaped balloon lifted slowly from the bottom of a mine pit in Minnesota and rose silently into the cloudless sky. Slung beneath it, glittering faintly in the early rays of light, was a foil-draped gondola containing a man. Higher and higher it drifted, piercing the upper atmosphere and halting finally in the thin air of the stratosphere at 102,000 feet. There for over thirty-two hours the man sat, observing the earth below and the black sky above, the first human to reach the threshold of outer space.
"MAN HIGH is Lt. Col. David G. Simons' personal account of his record-breaking ascent - one that nearly ended in disaster. It was from this flight that he and fellow space scientists drew up many of the requirements for picking the seven astronauts - the men of Project Mercury who will soon pilot a missile into orbit.
"Few of us will ever reach outer space, but in this book we can share the experience of the man who cracked the space barrier. He writes of his tenseness before the flight, of the curious detachment he felt when he ascended into that mysterious void where "the darkness lurked above and the bright light of life lay below." Too, we experience the cramping pressure of a skin-tight space suit, the lethargic, intense heat, and the awesome serenity of the stars, then the slashing fear of lightning threatening to turn the Man High capsule into an incinerator.
"MAN HIGH is the story of what has been hailed os one of the great space adventures of our time - coupling courage with science to unlock some of the wonderful secretes of the universe."
Shipping weight: 18 ounces - book will be sent Media Mail
Combine purchases and save on shipping (shipping cost is based on total package weight)
Insurance is NOT included in the shipping cost.
International shipping rates upon request.
(I've been doing book searches/mail order for over 40 years and have a very strict grading system. All items are sold AS IS - Every effort has been made to describe the item and its condition accurately. If you are in doubt about condition or need additional info PLEASE contact me BEFORE purchasing. Items are not returnable unless a shipping error has been made.)
Book was signed by author in 1999
Condition: Good - covers have light wear on edges - front cover has a stain - binding solid - pages have light discoloration from age, otherwise pages look clean - no torn or missing pages. Dust jacket has some tears and discoloration from age.
"Project Manhigh was a pre-Space Age military project that took men in balloons to the middle layers of the stratosphere, funded as an aero-medical research program, though seen by its designers as a stepping stone to space. It was conducted by the United States Air Force between 1955 and 1958." (wikipedia.org)
From the dust jacket:
"On an August morning in 1957 a tear-shaped balloon lifted slowly from the bottom of a mine pit in Minnesota and rose silently into the cloudless sky. Slung beneath it, glittering faintly in the early rays of light, was a foil-draped gondola containing a man. Higher and higher it drifted, piercing the upper atmosphere and halting finally in the thin air of the stratosphere at 102,000 feet. There for over thirty-two hours the man sat, observing the earth below and the black sky above, the first human to reach the threshold of outer space.
"MAN HIGH is Lt. Col. David G. Simons' personal account of his record-breaking ascent - one that nearly ended in disaster. It was from this flight that he and fellow space scientists drew up many of the requirements for picking the seven astronauts - the men of Project Mercury who will soon pilot a missile into orbit.
"Few of us will ever reach outer space, but in this book we can share the experience of the man who cracked the space barrier. He writes of his tenseness before the flight, of the curious detachment he felt when he ascended into that mysterious void where "the darkness lurked above and the bright light of life lay below." Too, we experience the cramping pressure of a skin-tight space suit, the lethargic, intense heat, and the awesome serenity of the stars, then the slashing fear of lightning threatening to turn the Man High capsule into an incinerator.
"MAN HIGH is the story of what has been hailed os one of the great space adventures of our time - coupling courage with science to unlock some of the wonderful secretes of the universe."
Shipping weight: 18 ounces - book will be sent Media Mail
Combine purchases and save on shipping (shipping cost is based on total package weight)
Insurance is NOT included in the shipping cost.
International shipping rates upon request.
(I've been doing book searches/mail order for over 40 years and have a very strict grading system. All items are sold AS IS - Every effort has been made to describe the item and its condition accurately. If you are in doubt about condition or need additional info PLEASE contact me BEFORE purchasing. Items are not returnable unless a shipping error has been made.)
