| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 723 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 647-701) and index. |
| Contents |
Bird envy -- Rocket science -- Gravity's archers -- Missiles for America -- The other world series -- To race across the sky -- War and peace in the third dimension -- The greatest show on earth -- A bridge for Galileo -- To hit a moving target -- From the Earth to the moon -- Destination Mars -- A grand tour: the majestic adventure -- The roaring eighties -- Downsizing infinity -- The rings of earth -- The second space age |
| Subject |
Outer space -- Exploration.
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Outer space. |
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Astronautics.
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Astronautics. |
| ISBN |
0679445218 hardcover |
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