num_pages: 310
description: Honoring the fiftieth anniversary of the Sputnik launch, a lively study documents the events, both political and personal, surrounding the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 and provides a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the people who were responsible for creating the first human-made object in space, forever changing the world. Reissue.
language: English
title: Sputnik: The Shock of the Century
titlecomplete: Sputnik: The Shock of the Century
genres: Soviet Union, Space, History, American History, Science, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 189
publisher: Berkley Trade