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
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