Reconsidering Sputnik
Forty Years Since the Soviet Satellite
John M Logsdon editor Robert W Smith editor Roger D Lanius editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
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This book explores Russia's stunning success of ushering in the space age by launching Sputnik and beating the United States into space. It also examines the formation of NASA, the race for human exploration of the moon, the reality of global satellite communications, and a new generation of scientific spacecraft that began exploring the universe. An introductory essay by Pulitzer Prize winner Walter A. McDougall sets the context for Sputnik and its significance at the end of the twentieth century.
"This well-documented book is...highly recommended for all readers who want a balanced view of historical developments in the space race and its associated politics. All levels." - W. E. Howard III, formerly, Universities Space Research Association (Choice)
"Fascinating even outside its space context....Sufficiently different and unique to warrant attention....This well-documented book is presented in three parts....Particularly interesting is an excellent 23-page epilogue by G.P. Hastedt....Highly recommended for all readers who want a balanced view of historical developments in the space race and its associated politics."
'This well-documented book is...highly recommended for all readers who want a balanced view of historical developments in the space race and its associated politics. All levels.' - W. E. Howard III, formerly, Universities Space Research Association (Choice)
ISBN: 9789057026232
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1020g
464 pages