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In the late 1950s, a new profession emerged in the United States - astronauts, and its first representatives were seven military pilots: Al Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, Gordon Cooper and Dick Slayton. In April 1959, they had not yet distinguished themselves, only appearing at a NASA press conference, and they were immediately called the greatest daredevils in America.
"Normal Boys" is the story of these men, from test flights over the Mojave Desert to the conquest of space. Tom Wolfe depicts the first, most dramatic years of the American space program, when each launch could either kill or make the astronauts immortal, focusing not on technical aspects, but on the personal stories of the "first seven" and their wives.
Wolfe's book inspired a generation of future astronauts and is considered one of the best ever written about space travel.