• DocumentCode
    1411251
  • Title

    Up, up, and away

  • Author

    Oberg, James

  • Volume
    49
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    1/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    54
  • Lastpage
    55
  • Abstract
    The 20th of February, 2012, will be the 50th anniversary of the first U.S. orbital manned spacef light. To mark the occasion, retired pilot Craig Russell had an over-the-top idea: Reenact astronaut John Glenn??s mission, but do it with private funding and off-theshelf technologies.
  • Keywords
    Aerospace electronics; NASA; Rockets; Space exploration; Space shuttles; Space vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2012.6117840
  • Filename
    6117840