The Resource Reaching for the moon : a short history of the space race, Roger D. Launius
Reaching for the moon : a short history of the space race, Roger D. Launius
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The item Reaching for the moon : a short history of the space race, Roger D. Launius represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- vi, 247 pages
- Contents
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- 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
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9780300230468
- Label
- Reaching for the moon : a short history of the space race
- Title
- Reaching for the moon
- Title remainder
- a short history of the space race
- Statement of responsibility
- Roger D. Launius
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- SALS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Launius, Roger D
- Dewey number
- 629.41
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Space race
- Space flight to the moon
- Astronautics and state
- Astronautics and state
- Outer space
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Reaching for the moon : a short history of the space race, Roger D. Launius
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- 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 -- Conclusion
- Control code
- 000065448831
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- vi, 247 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780300230468
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1055264318
- Label
- Reaching for the moon : a short history of the space race, Roger D. Launius
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- 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 -- Conclusion
- Control code
- 000065448831
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- vi, 247 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780300230468
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1055264318
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