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Hardcover:
9781877058820 | 1 edition (Rosenberg Pub Pty Ltd, May 1, 2009), cover price $49.95
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9781400135035 | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, October 1, 2007), cover price $69.99 | About this edition: An account of the first year of the space race describes the dramatic rivalry between the U.
Hardcover:
9780743294317, titled "A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey: 1957--The Space Race Begins" | Simon & Schuster, September 18, 2007, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: An account of the first year of the space race describes the dramatic rivalry between the U.
Paperback:
9780743294324, titled "A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey: 1957--the Space Race Begins" | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster, September 30, 2008), cover price $19.99
CD/Spoken Word:
9781400105038, titled "A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey: 1957--the Space Race Begins" | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, October 1, 2007), cover price $34.99 | About this edition: An account of the first year of the space race describes the dramatic rivalry between the U.
9781400155033, titled "A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey: 1957--The Space Race Begins" | Mp3 una edition (Tantor Media Inc, October 1, 2007), cover price $24.99 | About this edition: An account of the first year of the space race describes the dramatic rivalry between the U.
Hardcover:
9781426201196 | Natl Geographic Society, September 18, 2007, cover price $28.00 | About this edition: Chronicles the epic race to the moon between the United States and the Soviet Union, discussing both countries' space exploration programs, the scientists and political leaders involved, and the key achievements and disasters of both.
Paperback:
9781426203213 | Reprint edition (Natl Geographic Society, September 16, 2008), cover price $16.95
The First Space Race reveals the inside story of an epic adventure with world-altering stakes. From 1955 to 1958, American and Soviet engineers battled to capture the worldâs imagination by successfully launching the worldâs first satellite. The race to orbit featured two American teams led by rival servicesÂthe Army and the NavyÂand a Soviet effort so secret that few even knew it existed. This race ushered in the Space Age with a saga of science, politics, technology, engineering, and human dreams.Before 1955, the concept of an artificial satellite had been demonstrated only on paper. The first nation to transform theory into practice would gain advantages in science, the Cold War propaganda contest, and the military balance of power. Visionaries such as Americaâs Wernher von Braun and Russiaâs Sergey Korolev knew these fields of endeavor would be affected by the launch of a satellite. Moved by patriotism, inquisitiveness, and pride, people on both sides of the Iron Curtain put forth heroic efforts to make that first satellite possible.Some aspects of this story, like the Navyâs NOTSNIK satellite project, are almost unknown. Even some details of well-known programs, such as the appearance of Americaâs pioneering Explorer 1 satellite and the contributions made by its rival, Project Vanguard, are generally misremembered. In this book, authors Matt Bille and Erika Lishock tell the whole story of the first space race. They trace the tale from the origins of spaceflight theory and through the military and political events that engendered the all-out efforts needed to turn dreams into reality and thus shape the modern world.
Hardcover:
9781585443567 | Texas A & M Univ Pr, September 1, 2004, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: The First Space Race reveals the inside story of an epic adventure with world-altering stakes.
Paperback:
9781585443741 | Texas A & M Univ Pr, September 1, 2004, cover price $19.95
Hardcover:
9781588340702 | Smithsonian Inst Pr, October 1, 2002, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: The former test pilot and astronaut describes his work as a Gemini and Apollo astronaut, as well as his role as an unofficial space ambassador to the Soviet Union during the Cold War, a role that led to his work with such joint American-Russian endeavors as the Apollo-Soyuz team.
Library:
9781562395650 | Abdo Pub Co, January 1, 1996, cover price $25.65 | About this edition: Describes the efforts of the Soviet Union and the United States to be the first to put a man into space, focusing on the early missions of Project Mercury
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