Breaking the chains of gravity : the story of spaceflight before NASA
Teitel, Amy Shira2017
Books, Manuscripts
NASA's history is a familiar story, culminating with the agency successfully landing men on the Moon in 1969. But NASA's prehistory is a rarely told tale, one that is largely absent from the popular space-age literature despite providing the context behind the incredible lunar programme. America's space agency wasn't created in a vacuum; it was assembled from pre-existing parts, drawing together some of the best minds the non-Soviet world had to offer. With a central narrative woven from the stories of key historical figures, this volume tells the story of NASA's roots in an engaging and accessible way.
Main title:
Breaking the chains of gravity : the story of spaceflight before NASA / Amy Shira Teitel.
Author:
Teitel, Amy Shira, author
Imprint:
New York, NY : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2017.
Collation:
304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781472911247 (pbk)9781472911193 (ebook)
Dewey class:
629.4'7'097309045629.47097309045629.470629.47
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1820380