Breaking the Chains of Gravity: The Story of Spaceflight before NASA 1472911199, 9781472911193
NASA's history is a familiar story, one that typically peaks with Neil Armstrong taking his small step on the Moon
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English Pages 288 Year 2015
Table of contents :
Preface
Chapter 1: Hobby Rocketeers
Chapter 2: The Rocket Loophole
Chapter 3: The Turning Tide of War
Chapter 4: Escape and Surrender
Chapter 5: Nazi Rockets in New Mexico
Chapter 6: Rockets Meet Airplanes
Chapter 7: A New War, a New Missile, and a New Leader
Chapter 8: Higher and Faster
Chapter 9: Edging into Hypersonics
Chapter 10: The Floating Astronaut
Chapter 11: Space Becomes an Option
Chapter 12: The First Satellite Race
Chapter 13: One Little Ball’s Big Impact
Chapter 14: The Fight to Control Space
Epilogue: America Finds Its Footing in Space
Glossary of People
Glossary of Places and Organizations
Glossary of Rockets
Selected Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
Preface
Chapter 1: Hobby Rocketeers
Chapter 2: The Rocket Loophole
Chapter 3: The Turning Tide of War
Chapter 4: Escape and Surrender
Chapter 5: Nazi Rockets in New Mexico
Chapter 6: Rockets Meet Airplanes
Chapter 7: A New War, a New Missile, and a New Leader
Chapter 8: Higher and Faster
Chapter 9: Edging into Hypersonics
Chapter 10: The Floating Astronaut
Chapter 11: Space Becomes an Option
Chapter 12: The First Satellite Race
Chapter 13: One Little Ball’s Big Impact
Chapter 14: The Fight to Control Space
Epilogue: America Finds Its Footing in Space
Glossary of People
Glossary of Places and Organizations
Glossary of Rockets
Selected Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
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