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Sputnik/Explorer I: The Race to Conquer Space

Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Year
2007
Tongue
English
Leaves
113
Category
Library
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Sputnik/Explorer I: The Race to Conquer Space КНИГИ ;ВОЕННАЯ ИСТОРИЯ Издательство: Chelsea House PublishersСерия: Milestones in American HistoryАвтор(ы): Samuel Willard CromptonЯзык: EnglishГод издания: 2007Количество страниц: 113ISBN: 978-0-7910-9357-3Формат: pdf (e-book)Размер: 3.28 mb Rapid Ifolder 0

✦ Table of Contents

TOC......Page 6
Ch 1: Sputnik......Page 8
Ch 2: Science Fiction, Science Fact......Page 20
Ch 3: Explorer and NASA......Page 30
Ch 4: From Mercury to Gemini......Page 42
Ch 5: Walking in Space......Page 51
Ch 6: Setbacks......Page 61
Ch 7: Saved by Saint Nick......Page 70
Ch 8: One Giant Leap......Page 81
Ch 9: Space in the Imagination......Page 92
Chronology and Timeline......Page 100
Notes......Page 103
Bibliography......Page 105
Further Reading......Page 107
Picture Credits......Page 108
Index......Page 109
About the Author......Page 113

✦ Subjects

Транспорт;Аэрокосмическая техника;

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