{"product_id":"rocket-man-9781682631041","title":"Rocket Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eOn February 20, 1962, as millions of Americans waited anxiously, astronaut John Glenn blasted off in his rocket ship, Friendship 7, and became the first American to orbit the Earth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the risks of such a mission for Friendship 7 were well known, no one including Glenn knew the peril he was about to encounter in space. John Glenn was one of the Mercury 7 astronauts, the early pioneers of manned space flight. His historic flight followed years of intensive physical training and a devotion to a career in the exciting but risk-filled world of aviation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuth Ashby's dramatic story of John Glenn's near-disastrous mission in Friendship 7 also takes young readers through his small-town Ohio childhood, his extraordinary experiences as a fighter pilot in two wars, and his life as an astronaut in the prestigious and dangerous Mercury 7 program. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book concludes with Glenn's successful career as a US senator and his triumphant return to space in 1998 at the age of 77.","brand":"Candlewick Press","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":62275278864771,"sku":"9781682631041","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9781682631041.jpg?v=1785534924","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/rocket-man-9781682631041","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}