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Topic: Aurora 7: The Mercury Space Flight of M. Scott Carpenter (Colin Burgess)
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ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 03-22-2015 02:57 AM
   
With "Friendship 7" now undergoing the production process, I'm pleased to announce that the fourth book in the Mercury series, "Aurora 7: The Mercury Space Flight of M. Scott Carpenter," has now been completed in manuscript form and has gone out for copyediting. All being well, it should be released around September/October. I will shortly begin work on the books on the two final Mercury orbital missions to complete the six-book set. And no - I will not then be tackling each of the Gemini missions. |
MCroft04
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From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 03-22-2015 02:42 PM
Well, that's what he says now  |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 03-23-2015 07:11 AM
No, no chance. I always wanted to write books on the six Mercury flights, and even though I love the Gemini program, I do want to spend at least some of my life away from my keyboard. Besides, I am still busy writing the Interkosmos book with Bert Vis and the NASA Group 5 and 7 book with David Shayler as well as the books on the Sigma 7 and Faith 7 missions. After that, I think I need a long break. |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 03-23-2015 08:19 AM
Well, being the Gemini program, maybe it will take TWO authors to tackle the missions  |
albatron
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From: Stuart, Florida
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 03-23-2015 09:59 AM
Can't wait to read it mi amigo..... |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 03-23-2015 10:22 AM
Colin, looking forward to these, and you deserve a long break after writing all of these books. Take two weeks, heck take three weeks off.
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Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 03-23-2015 12:10 PM
Colin is saying this because he's next writing a 135-volume series on each of the shuttle missions. And that includes finding something different to write about STS-94 than STS-83.  |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 03-23-2015 03:55 PM
I've been caught out: I'm actually planning on writing individual books on every NASA astronaut ever selected.As if... |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 03-24-2015 03:44 AM
No, he's planning a series with one book for each satellite ever launched (including those lost prior to reaching orbit).
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fredtrav
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From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 03-24-2015 10:44 AM
I assume that is in addition to the books on each individual astronaut selected.
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Glint
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From: New Windsor, Maryland USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 03-24-2015 12:18 PM
...let alone the biographies for each of the unsung candidates who tried unsuccessfully along the way, including the 2,000+ who had applied for the Mars mission, and each of their pets. |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 05-06-2015 07:18 AM
Aurora 7 goes for layout next week.
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moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 05-06-2015 10:53 AM
All of us sincerely hope that Colin isn't due to be laid out next week. He's got two more books to write.
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Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3118
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 05-08-2015 08:06 AM
Only two? What about the in-depth biographies of NASA's space-chimps? |
onesmallstep
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From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 05-08-2015 08:21 AM
The families of Ham and Enos would be very pleased to hear about it |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 05-08-2015 08:31 AM
And all those chimps that were in consideration but didn't make the final cut... |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 05-08-2015 04:33 PM
Way ahead of you guys: all of the above (chimp biographies, finalists) was comprehensively covered in "Animals in Space: From Research Rockets to the Space Shuttle," co-written with Chris Dubbs. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-09-2015 09:23 AM
Aurora 7: The Mercury Spaceflight of M. Scott Carpenter
by Colin Burgess Following up on Colin Burgess's other books on the Mercury manned missions, this continues the complete history of NASA's nascent spaceflight program. Each Mercury flight forms a key part of the organization's early years. The story of Aurora 7 is retold here using in-depth research that fully contextualizes the project and reveals new aspects of the early days of space exploration. After successfully launching suborbital Mercury missions as well as the first orbital spaceflight in Friendship 7, NASA continued with Aurora 7, flown by Malcolm Scott Carpenter, which landed 260 miles from the recovery vessel, the USS Intrepid, after a series of technical issues. This would be Carpenter's only spaceflight, yet the three orbital missions did manage to complete several useful experiments. - ISBN 978-3-319-20438-3
- Springer, October 20, 2015
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ColinBurgess
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From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 05-09-2015 04:30 PM
Unless there's a production hitch, and based on previous experience with the Mercury books, I would expect copies to be available from about July, rather than October. |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 05-15-2015 05:13 PM
This book has just gone to the production team who will prepare page proofs. Once these have been read and approved with any changes the book will go for printing and release.Now for Sigma 7 and Faith 7 ... |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 05-15-2015 07:50 PM
So when are you going to write the books about Delta 7 and Freedom 7 II (even though the latter was included in Shepard's book)?
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ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 05-16-2015 02:17 AM
Details of Deke's assignment to MA-7 and his training for Delta 7, and then the devastating decision to drop him from the mission are all included in the Aurora 7 book.As you mention, I explored the story behind Shepard and a possible second Mercury flight aboard the Freedom 7 II spacecraft in my earlier "Freedom 7" book, and I don't believe there is much more to the story than this. |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 07-01-2015 08:43 PM
The page proofs for this book have now been returned to the publication production team for some editing amendments. Once they have been attended to, and the editor and I give the all-clear, it will go for printing. At this stage, I would anticipate a release next month (August).Meanwhile, work continues on "Sigma 7." |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 07-01-2015 09:29 PM
Great news! I just finished Friendship 7, I need a new book! |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 07-18-2015 12:08 AM
I have just signed off on the revised page proofs for "Aurora 7," and once the copyeditor has done the same, it will go for printing. Unless there's a problem it should be released next month.Work on "Sigma 7" continues. |
onesmallstep
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From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 07-20-2015 09:56 AM
Looking forward to reading this, as Cmdr. Carpenter is the only one of the Mercury 7 that I have met, and thoroughly enjoyed his memoir For Spacious Skies. Hopefully his daughter Kris contributed some memories on her father's flight. |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 07-30-2015 10:26 AM
Amazon (UK) are giving a release date of 14th September. |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 09-02-2015 01:27 AM
Had an email from Amazon this morning saying that there is a delay from the suppliers and that the release date in the UK is now expected to be early to mid October.On edit - Amazon have been busy today. Just had a revision of release date to 24th September. |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 09-02-2015 05:43 PM
Thanks for letting me know, Eddie. I contacted Springer New York and they told me there had indeed been a technical delay at their end, but they are still anticipating a late September release of the book. They said that an Amazon release should happen soon after. |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 09-17-2015 04:09 AM
Both Eddie and I received notification today that our copies of "Aurora 7" were being shipped out to us, so all's well and other orders should also be fulfilled very soon. |
cspg
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From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 09-17-2015 04:24 AM
The book is in stock (9/17). |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 09-17-2015 11:49 AM
Springer emailed to say that my copy was in the post. |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 09-17-2015 05:42 PM
I received the same email!! Great news! |
hermit
Member Posts: 186
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 09-25-2015 07:29 AM
Book just received. Looks good. |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 10-05-2015 08:50 PM
Just received my first copies on our doorstep, and it's as good as everyone has mentioned. |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 10-05-2015 11:32 PM
I am really enjoying this one! Great background on the selection of the astronauts. I am learning so much from your books! |
PeterO
Member Posts: 399
From: North Carolina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 10-13-2015 06:51 AM
I just finished reading Aurora 7, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I learned much that I didn't know about the flight and about Carpenter. Great work, Colin!Sigma 7 is my favorite Mercury mission, so I'm looking forward to the next installment. |
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