Reaching for the moon : a short history of the space race
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New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019].
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Book
ISBN
9780300230468, 030023046X
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vi, 247 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Millhopper Branch - Adult Non-Fiction | 629.4109 LAU 2019 | In |
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019].
Language
English
ISBN
9780300230468, 030023046X
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-235) and index.
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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: the race to the Moon. Beginning with the launch of Sputnik 1 in October 1957 and closing with the end of the Apollo program in 1972, Launius examines how early space exploration blurred the lines between military and civilian activities, and how key actions led to space firsts as well as crushing failures. Launius places American and Soviet programs on equal footing-following American aerospace engineers Wernher von Braun and Robert Gilruth, their Soviet counterparts Sergei Korolev and Valentin Glushko, and astronaut Buzz Aldrin and cosmonaut Alexei Leonov-to highlight key actions that led to various successes, failures, and ultimately the American Moon landing.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Launius, R. D. (2019). Reaching for the moon: a short history of the space race . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Launius, Roger D.. 2019. Reaching for the Moon: A Short History of the Space Race. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Launius, Roger D.. Reaching for the Moon: A Short History of the Space Race Yale University Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Launius, Roger D.. Reaching for the Moon: A Short History of the Space Race Yale University Press, 2019.
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