Reaching for the moon : a short history of the space race /

At the dawn of the space age, technological breakthroughs in Earth orbit flight were both breathtaking feats of ingenuity and disturbances to a delicate global balance of power. In this short book, aerospace historian Roger D. Launius concisely and engagingly explores the driving force of this era:...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Launius, Roger D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Temas:
Space race > History.
Space flight to the moon > History.
Astronautics and state > United States > History.
Astronautics and state > Soviet Union > History.
Conquête de l'espace > Histoire.
Vol vers la Lune > Histoire.
Astronautique > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Astronautique > Politique gouvernementale > URSS > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
SCIENCE > History.
Astronautics and state.
Exploration of outer space.
Space flight to the moon.
Space race.
Outer space > Exploration > History.
Espace extra-atmosphérique > Exploration > Histoire.
Outer space.
Soviet Union.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: U.S./USSR Early Postwar Rocketry
  • ONE: Sputnik Winter
  • TWO: The First Race to the Moon
  • THREE: Star Voyagers
  • FOUR: The Decisions to Go to the Moon
  • FIVE: The Game of One-Upmanship
  • SIX: Creating the Moon-Landing Capability
  • SEVEN: Realization
  • EIGHT: Revelations.

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