CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Pure Oxygen

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2Work

3Purdue

4Wingman

5Test Pilot

6Mercury Seven

7Extracurricular Activities

8The Flight of Liberty Bell 7

9Down a Peg

10Apogee

11Risk and Reward

12How Astronauts Talk

13Front of the Line

14Death at 218 Feet

15Abandon in Place

Notes

Bibliography

Index