The first astronauts: Second Dirk Brouwer Memorial Prize Lecture delivered before the American Astronomical Society at the University of Maryland, 1980.

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The first astronauts: Second Dirk Brouwer Memorial Prize Lecture delivered before the American Astronomical Society at the University of Maryland, 1980.

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A reminiscence of Herget's years in the space program, beginning in 1955. Herget discusses his association with the Mercury project and the development of the rocket itself in some technical detail.

10 p.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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