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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Launius, Roger D. (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Space race > History.
Space flight to the moon > History.
Outer space > Exploration > History.
Astronautics and state > United States > History.
Astronautics and state > Soviet Union > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.