AIMING FOR THE STARSA senior curator of aeronautics at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum recounts the history of space flight from loose talk in the 16th century to the misfortunes of the Mir space station suffering neglect after glasnost. He describes the field's move from science fiction to laboratories in early 20th century America, Russia, and Germany; the rush for development during World War II and the Cold War; the goals and missions of US programs; the Challenge disaster; and the space adventures of Shannon Lucid. His emphasis throughout is on the personalities. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Aiming for the Stars: The Dreamers and Doers of the Space Age Tom D. Crouch No preview available - 2000 |
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