The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space AgeChronicles the political history of the space race, from its nineteenth-century beginnings with the rocketry pioneers to the Cold War competition, in which space became another area embraced by the U.S. and U.S.S.R |
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| Title | The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age |
| Author | Walter A. McDougall |
| Edition | reprint, illustrated |
| Publisher | Basic Books, 1985 |
| ISBN | 0465028888, 9780465028887 |
| Length | 555 pages |
| Subjects | › Astronautics Astronautics and state Astronautics and state/ Soviet Union Astronautics and state/ United States Astronautics/ United States/ History Political Science / History & Theory Science / General Science / History Science / Space Science Technology & Engineering / Aeronautics & Astronautics |
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