Spacecraft: 100 Iconic Rockets, Shuttles, and Satellites That Put Us in Space

by Giuseppe De Chiara and Michael H. Gorn

Book Overview

Spacecraft takes a long look at humankind's attempts and advances in leaving Earth through incredible illustrations and authoritatively written profiles on Sputnik, the International Space Station, and beyond.

In 1957, the world looked on with both uncertainty and amazement as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first man-made orbiter. Sputnik 1 would spend three months circling Earth every 98 minutes and covering 71 million...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760354189
• ISBN13: 9780760354186
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.4" x 11.0"