Spaceflight : a concise history

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Label

Spaceflight : a concise history

Title remainder

a concise history

Statement of responsibility

Michael J. Neufeld

Title variation

Space flight

Creator

• Neufeld, Michael J., 1951-

Author

• Neufeld, Michael J., 1951-

Subject

• Astronautics -- United States -- History
• Manned space flight -- History
• Space flight -- History
• Space race -- Soviet Union -- History
• Space race -- United States -- History
• Astronautics -- Russia (Federation)
• Astronautics -- Soviet Union -- History

Language

eng

Summary

A concise history of spaceflight, from military rocketry through Sputnik, Apollo, robots in space, space culture, and human spaceflight today. Spaceflight is one of the greatest human achievements of the twentieth century. The Soviets launched Sputnik, the first satellite, in 1957; less than twelve years later, the American Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon. In this volume of the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Michael Neufeld offers a concise history of spaceflight, mapping the full spectrum of activities that humans have developed in space

Member of

• MIT Press essential knowledge series

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

629.4/109

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

TL788.5

LC item number

.N48 2018

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

The MIT Press essential knowledge series