Reconsidering Sputnik
Forty Years Since the Soviet Satellite
1st Edition
Published on 13. May 2013
464 pages
978-1-134-96033-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
"This well-documented book is...highly recommended for all readers who want a balanced view of historical developments in the space race and its associated politics. All levels." - W. E. Howard III, formerly, Universities Space Research Association (Choice)"Fascinating even outside its space context....Sufficiently different and unique to warrant attention....This well-documented book is presented in three parts....Particularly interesting is an excellent 23-page epilogue by G.P. Hastedt....Highly recommended for all readers who want a balanced view of historical developments in the space race and its associated politics." 'This well-documented book is...highly recommended for all readers who want a balanced view of historical developments in the space race and its associated politics. All levels.' - W. E. Howard III, formerly, Universities Space Research Association (Choice)
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
2,81 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-96033-0 (9781134960330)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Roger D. Lanius | John M. Logsdon | Robert W. Smith
Reconsidering Sputnik
Forty Years Since the Soviet Satellite
Book
12/2014
1st Edition
Routledge
€76.94
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Roger D. Lanius | John M. Logsdon | Robert W. Smith
Reconsidering Sputnik
Forty Years Since the Soviet Satellite
Book
10/2000
Routledge
€193.50
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Persons
Robert W. Smith, Roger D. Lanius, John M. Logsdon
Content
Walter A. McDougall Introduction: Was Sputnik Really a Saltation?
Part 1: Roger D. Launius Space Flight in the Soviet Union
Part 2: Robert W. Smith A Setting for the International Geophysical Year
Part 3: Ramifications and Reactions
Glenn P. Hastedt Epilogue: Sputnik and Technological Surprise
Part 1: Roger D. Launius Space Flight in the Soviet Union
Part 2: Robert W. Smith A Setting for the International Geophysical Year
Part 3: Ramifications and Reactions
Glenn P. Hastedt Epilogue: Sputnik and Technological Surprise
