Patrick J. Walsh

Echoes Among the Stars: A Short History of the U.S. Space Program (eBook, ePUB)

A Short History of the U.S. Space Program

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Emphasizing the importance of the space programme to the scientific, social and cultural history of the last half of the 20th century, this brief history celebrates the technological leap that the space programme represents, a feat of teamwork, innovation, dedication and mastery.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134942367
• Artikelnr.: 44991115

Autorenporträt

Walsh, Patrick J.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 NASA Lifts Off: The 1950s
Chapter 2 Project Mercury: Setting the Sights
Chapter 3 Project Gemini: A Bridge to the Moon
Chapter 4 Apollo 1: Lives in Eclipse
Chapter 5 Apollo Before the Moon: Into The Light
Chapter 6 Apollo 11: Life on an Ancient World
Chapter 7 Apollo 12 and Apollo 13: Storms in Space
Chapter 8 Before the Short Day Ends: Apollo in Twilight
Chapter 9 Skylab: A Place in Space
Chapter 10 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: A Handshake Across the Heavens
Chapter 11 The 1970s: Journeys Without and Within
Chapter 12 Echoes: The Shuttle Era and Beyond