Bibliograph

The Penguin book of outer space exploration, NASA and the incredible story of human spaceflight, edited by John Logsdon ; foreword by Bill Nye

Type

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The Penguin book of outer space exploration, NASA and the incredible story of human spaceflight, edited by John Logsdon ; foreword by Bill Nye

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 375)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Penguin book of outer space exploration

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1029086352

Responsibility statement

edited by John Logsdon ; foreword by Bill Nye

Sub title

NASA and the incredible story of human spaceflight

Summary

"Using items in the NASA archive together with expert narrative guidance, this history of how Americans got to space begins with Wernher von Braun's vision for voyaging to Mars and ends with Elon Musk's contemporary plan to get there. It covers the founding of NASA, the first American astronauts in space, the moon landings, the Challenger disaster, and the Hubble Telescope repairs"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue: The dream of centuries -- Getting ready for space exploration -- First steps -- "One small step ... one giant leap" -- Steps toward an uncertain future -- Epilogue: The dream persists

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

NASA and the incredible story of human spaceflight

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