The right stuff / Tom Wolfe ; with an introduction by Robin Sloan.
| Author/creator | Wolfe, Tom author. |
| Other author | Sloan, Robin, 1979- writer of introductory text. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Paperback reissue edition. |
| Publication | New York : Picador, 2024. |
| Description | xix, 352 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction by Robin Sloan -- Foreword -- The angels -- The right stuff -- Yeager -- The lab rat -- In single combat -- On the balcony -- The Cape -- The thrones -- The vote -- Righteous prayer -- The unscrewable pooch -- The tears -- The operational stuff -- The club -- The high desert -- Epilogue. |
| Abstract | "What does it take to be an astronaut? First published in 1979, Tom Wolfe's astounding book The Right Stuff answers this question and more, exploring both the mental and the physical sacrifices that must be made by individuals entering space. Wolfe tells the stories of the pilots, engineers, and astronauts involved in Project Mercury (1958-1963), the United States' first human spaceflight program. A breathtaking epic, a magnificent adventure story, and an investigation into the heroism and courage of the first American astronauts to conquer space, The Right Stuff is a true American classic."--Amazon.com. |
| General note | Originally published in 1979 by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux. |
| LCCN | 2024942815 |
| ISBN | 1250338352 |
| ISBN | 9781250338358 |