space race

Discusses the race between the United States and the Soviet Union to be the first nation to send a man into space and to land on the moon, including a glimpse of historical, technological, and human factors involved.

Illustrations and text highlight historical events from the Apollo 13 spacecraft accident and the movie.

Draws on previously unreleased documents, rare photographs, and other resources from both the American and Soviet archives to offer a detailed look at the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and the impact that rivalry had on the desire and push to send a man into outer space.

Traces the development of rockets and spaceflight from German experiments before World War II to the manned moon landings, and provides biographies on two scientists, Wernher von Braun and Sergei Korolev.

Chronicles the United States and Russia's race to successfully launch the world's first satellites in the 1950s, profiling key developments, people, and events.

Examines mankind's exploration of outer space, from early rockets, through the competition to land on the moon first, to the cooperative efforts leading to an international space station.

Traces the development of rockets and spaceflight from German experiments before World War II to the manned moon landings, and provides biographies on two scientists, Wernher von Braun and Sergei Korolev.

Drawing on original interviews and declassified documents, examines the behind-the-scenes story of the early space race between the Soviet Union and the U.S., the U-2 spy planes, and the Soviet launching of the Sputnik satellite.

Contains the first-hand stories of eleven women chosen by NASA to be the first women in space in 1959 and 1960 and explains why they were grounded in 1961 when the program was abruptly and mysteriously cancelled.

Offers a comprehensive account of the efforts to explore outer space and reveals the events which shaped both the U.S. and Soviet space programs.