Man in space : an illustrated history of space flight / edited by H.J.P. Arnold ; foreword by Captain Eugene A. Cernan.

Contributor(s):

Arnold, H. J. P. (Harry John Philip), 1932- [author]

New York : Smithmark, 1993Description: 240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 38 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

083174491X

Subject(s):

Space flight -- History

DDC classification:

22 629.45 M.

Contents:

Dreamers, pioneers and rocket societies -- First steps into space -- Gagarin and the moon : triumph and failure -- Mercury and Gemini : the road to Apollo -- Apollo : man on the moon -- Unmanned exploration of the moon and planets -- Space stations in earth orbit : 1969-1981 -- After Apollo : Skylab and ASTP -- The Shuttle : the years of preparation -- The Shuttle in space and Salyut 7 -- The Shuttle : tragedy and recovery -- Interplanetary exploration from 1975 -- Mir and Mars : the era of Glasnost -- Space for all : the end of the superpower monopoly -- Science and applications in orbit -- The military in space -- Things to come.

Summary: Charts the remarkable history of manned spaceflight, highlighting all the major events, the increasing commercialization of space activities and the challenges of the future.

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Includes index.

Dreamers, pioneers and rocket societies --
First steps into space --
Gagarin and the moon : triumph and failure --
Mercury and Gemini : the road to Apollo --
Apollo : man on the moon --
Unmanned exploration of the moon and planets --
Space stations in earth orbit : 1969-1981 --
After Apollo : Skylab and ASTP --
The Shuttle : the years of preparation --
The Shuttle in space and Salyut 7 --
The Shuttle : tragedy and recovery --
Interplanetary exploration from 1975 --
Mir and Mars : the era of Glasnost --
Space for all : the end of the superpower monopoly --
Science and applications in orbit --
The military in space --
Things to come.

Charts the remarkable history of manned spaceflight, highlighting all the major events, the increasing commercialization of space activities and the challenges of the future.

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