Americans into Orbit: The Story of Project Mercury (Landmark Books, 101)

Project mercury sends a man into space -- Why do we explore space? -- Space exploration begins -- Project mercury -- The equipment for exploring space -- Choosing the mercury astronaut -- The mercury astronauts -- The mercury astronauts get ready to explore space -- Test shots for project mercury -- Other United States space projects -- The Soviet Union's space program -- Countdown -- Three times around the earth -- After project mercury.