Mercury Rising History Book ”—Time

”—Time

By Vix Southgate

A space historian’s tour through astounding spaceflight history and the Smithsonian’s collection of space and science fiction memorabilia

there was Winnie the bear—a real-life inspiration whose legacy endures at the London Zoo

and the military was ill-prepared to fight

Mercury Rising History Book ”—TimeA riveting history of the epic orbital flight that put America back into the space race. If the United States couldnt catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? That was the question facing John F. Kennedy at the height of the Cold Wara perilous time when the Soviet Union built the wall in Berlin, tested nuclear bombs more destructive than any in history, and beat the United States to every major milestone in space. The