The history of human space flight
By: Ted Spitzmiller ; foreword by Sid Gutierrez
Contributors: Gutierrez, Sid, writer of foreword
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 633
ISBN-13: 9780813054278
Subjects: Manned space flight; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 611-613) and index.
Table of contents: title: Aerostats open the vista; title: Creating rocket science; title: Maturing the technology; title: Space Medicine on the threshold; title: Rocket-powered aircraft; title: Cold War arms race; title: The race into Space; title: Developing a manned spacecraft; title: The first orbital flights; title: Exploring the unknown; title: Commitment to the Moon; title: Rendezvous is the key; title: Conceiving a moon rocket; title: Gemini captures the lead; title: Project Apollo; title: Death stalks the astronauts; title: The circumlunar goal; title: One small step; title: Exploring the Moon; title: The first space stations; title: Designing a reusable spacecraft; title: Engineering the space shuttle; title: The reality of failure; title: Mir: A durable space station; title: A permanent presence in Space; title: Unfulfilled Soviet efforts; title: Return of the expendable rocket; title: The next generation of manned spacecraft; title: Epilogue: What will the future bring?; title: List of acronyms and abbreviations.