The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration
Subtitle: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781588346377
Subjects: Manned space flight; Astronautics; Exploration; Space flight to Mars; History
Other titles: History of space exploration
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Laying the foundations for space exploration; title: World War II paves the way for space exploration; title: Making space exploration real; title: The Space Age dawns; title: The race to the moon; title: New nations, new missions; title: Space planes and orbital stations; title: The lure of the Red Planet; title: Beyond Mars; title: Transterrestrial expectations.