Countdown: History of Space Flight - Hardcover

Heppenheimer, T.A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471144398 ISBN 13: 9780471144397

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1997

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Book by Heppenheimer T A

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"A lively account of the development of space activities in the U.S. and the Soviet Union . . . as good a one-volume overview of space as exists."--Scientific American "If you've already got loads of books on the history of space flight, great news: you can give them all to Oxfam . . . All you need now is this, the most comprehensive, up-to-date and best written history of space flight there is."--The Times (London) "By far the most significant and technically insightful account of the ventures into the space environment I have seen."--Lee Atwood, former president and chairman, North American Aviation "By far the best history of space flight I have ever read. It is detailed, lucidly written for the layman, and full of fascinating stories."--Adrian Berry, Daily Telegraph

Reseña del editor:

This text takes a historian's view of the space age and places the major achievements of the space age, such as Apollo, in the context of concurrent political and social developments. It juxtaposes the Soviet space programme versus the US programme, providing insights into the "space race". It explains why the two most powerful nations in the world became embroiled in a very costly and politically charged race for space. The book shows how the vast expenditures for space development over the last four decades have left only modest achievements and put the future of NASA in question. It goes on to propose that NASA can find a valid and valuable future in the market for unmanned space craft for commercial use.

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• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0471144398
• ISBN 13: 9780471144397
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400