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Author: T. A. Heppenheimer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.80cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 23.70cm
Weight: 0.626kg
ISBN: 9780471291053
ISBN 10: 0471291056
Pages: 420
Publication Date: 12 April 1999
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
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 <br> 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) <br> 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 <br> 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
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
This is as good a single-volume account of the space programs of the USA and the USSR as you are likely to find, taking us more or less up to the end of the Cold War. The centrepiece is the Apollo Moon Project, and unmanned scientific space probes get relatively short shrift, but this is compensated for by the readability of the fast-paced narrative and the political insights. Unfortunately, there are few illustrations. (Kirkus UK)
Author Information
T. A. HEPPENHEIMER, Ph.D., has written extensively on aerospace, business, and the history of technology. A frequent contributor to Discover, Forbes, Nature, Omni, and American Heritage magazines, he is the author of six previous books, including Turbulent Skies: The History of Commercial Aviation (Wiley). Dr. Heppenheimer divides his time between Fountain Valley, California, and West Palm Beach, Florida.
