61,99 €
inkl. MwSt.
Versandkostenfrei*
Versandfertig in über 4 Wochen
payback
31 °P sammeln
  • Broschiertes Buch

Drawing on newly declassified information about the development of the U.S. and Soviet programs and their impact on each other, and featuring 16 pages of photos, this book captures all the drama of the Space Race from before the Mercury program to the original seven astronauts, the Gemini and Apollo programs, through Skylab, and up to the space shuttle and John Glenn's historic second mission in 1998. With vivid, compelling narrative Echoes among the Stars portrays the events and emotions of every mission against the backdrop of the Cold War, the worsening domestic situation in the sixties and…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Drawing on newly declassified information about the development of the U.S. and Soviet programs and their impact on each other, and featuring 16 pages of photos, this book captures all the drama of the Space Race from before the Mercury program to the original seven astronauts, the Gemini and Apollo programs, through Skylab, and up to the space shuttle and John Glenn's historic second mission in 1998. With vivid, compelling narrative Echoes among the Stars portrays the events and emotions of every mission against the backdrop of the Cold War, the worsening domestic situation in the sixties and seventies, the war in Vietnam, and other significant events of the times.
Autorenporträt
Walsh, Patrick J.