New book by John O’Sullivan focuses on European space explorations
Have you got ‘The Right Stuff’? Tom Wolfe’s non-fiction tome on those onboard the first manned spaceflight by the United States — and the subsequent Oscar-winning film biopic — paint a vivid picture of just what skills are required to soar past the atmosphere and into space.
If you can forgive your correspondent for an entirely personal reverie, I’ve also seen the right stuff in action.
