The greatest adventure : a history of human space exploration
Burgess, Colin, 1947-2021
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The space race was perhaps the greatest technological contest of the 20th century. It was a thrilling era of innovation, discovery, and exploration, as astronauts and cosmonauts were launched on space missions of increasing length, complexity, and danger. This title traces the events of this extraordinary period, describing the initial string of Soviet achievements: the first satellite in orbit; the first animal, man, and woman in space; the first spacewalk; as well as the ultimate US victory in the race to land on the moon. The book then takes the reader on a journey through the following decades of space exploration to the present time, detailing the many successes, tragedies, risks, and rewards of space exploration.
Main title:
The greatest adventure : a history of human space exploration / Colin Burgess.
Author:
Burgess, Colin, 1947-, author
Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2021.
Collation:
368 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9781789144604 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
629.45009629.450
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1912519