Spaceflight - Giles Sparrow

Spaceflight

The Complete Story from Sputnik to Shuttle - and beyond

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Buch | Hardcover
320 Seiten
2007
DK (Verlag)
978-1-4053-1818-1 (ISBN)
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Chronicles and celebrates man in space, from Sputnik's momentous foray to the other spellbinding missions planned. Including images, this book shows how satellite and manned missions have changed human life. It provides information about pioneers like Werner Von Braun and Yuri Gagarin as well as the triumphs and tragedies of succeeding programmes.
The 50-year quest to conquer the final frontier

This compelling story of exploration beyond our own planet chronicles and celebrates man in space, from Sputnik’s momentous first foray to the spellbinding missions planned for the future.

Introduced by astronaut Buzz Aldrin, with unforgettable images and vivid first hand accounts SpaceFlight shows how satellite and manned missions have dramatically changed human life.

From pioneers like Werner Von Braun and Yuri Gagarin to the triumphs and tragedies of succeeding programmes, read about the people, the science and the hardware that have propelled us into the space age.

Giles Sparrow is an avid follower of space exploration, he's written on space technology and the history of spaceflight for a wide range of books, including DK's Universe. He lives in London. Buzz Aldrin was one of the first human's to set food on the moon. Since retiring from NASA, he’s become an advocate of an expanded programme of manned exploration.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 2.8.2007
Vorwort Buzz Aldrin
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 258 x 309 mm
Gewicht 1958 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Weltraum / Astronomie
ISBN-10 1-4053-1818-X / 140531818X
ISBN-13 978-1-4053-1818-1 / 9781405318181
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