Reconsidering Sputnik

Reconsidering Sputnik
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 449
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ISBN-10 : 9781134960262
ISBN-13 : 1134960263
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Book Synopsis Reconsidering Sputnik by : Roger D. Lanius

Download or read book Reconsidering Sputnik written by Roger D. Lanius and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores Russia's stunning success of ushering in the space age by launching Sputnik and beating the United States into space. It also examines the formation of NASA, the race for human exploration of the moon, the reality of global satellite communications, and a new generation of scientific spacecraft that began exploring the universe. An introductory essay by Pulitzer Prize winner Walter A. McDougall sets the context for Sputnik and its significance at the end of the twentieth century.


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