It takes the average reader 6 hours and 12 minutes to read Selecting the Mercury Seven by Colin Burgess
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The names of the seven Mercury astronauts were announced in April 1959 amid a flurry of publicity and patriotism. This work provides biographical details of all thirty-two finalists for the seven coveted places as America's pioneering astronauts. All of the candidates were among the nation's elite pilots involved in testing new supersonic aircraft capabilities. Most had served as wartime fighter and bomber pilots; some were test pilots on top secret and sophisticated aviation projects, while others were fleet admirals, prisoners of war, and proposed pilots for spaceflight programs such as the...
Selecting the Mercury Seven by Colin Burgess is 371 pages long, and a total of 93,121 words.
This makes it 125% the length of the average book. It also has 114% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 28 minutes to read Selecting the Mercury Seven aloud.
Selecting the Mercury Seven is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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