Spaceflight: A Concise History

by Michael J. Neufeld

Book Overview

A concise history of spaceflight, from military rocketry through Sputnik, Apollo, robots in space, space culture, and human spaceflight today.

Spaceflight is one of the greatest human achievements of the twentieth century. The Soviets launched Sputnik, the first satellite, in 1957; less than twelve years later, the American Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon. In this volume of the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Michael Neufeld offers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262536331
• ISBN13: 9780262536332
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up