The race to space
By: Clive Gifford ; illustrated by Paul Daviz
Contributors: Daviz, Paul, illustrator
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781786038906; 9781786038890
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Space flight; Astronautics; Space flight to the moon; Manned space flight; History; Juvenile literature; Space race
Description: You know that man has walked on the Moon, but do you know the story of how he got there? With the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing on 20th July 2019, this book celebrates the Space Race rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union. Readers will learn about the neck-and-neck race between the two superpowers, through an illustrated story of the rivalry that gripped the world. From Russia's first satellite, Sputnik, to Neil Armstrong planting a US a flag on the moon, discover the events that unfolded through amazing nostalgic illustrations and engaging text. Explore, too, how these two space agencies now work together, and how the monumental achievements of the space race have created world-changing technology that we all use and benefit from today.
Notes: "From Sputnik to the moon landing and beyond ..."--Cover.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Look up and dream; title: Superpowers collide; title: Rocket men; title: The Cold War hots up; title: Sputnik soars into space; title: Kaputnik!; title: Space zoo; title: Astronauts wanted; title: One wild ride; title: First man in space; title: Playing catch-up; title: Soviet strides; title: Probe wars; title: Spacewalk!; title: Building the Saturn V; title: Saturn V; title: Module maneuvers; title: Bouncing back; title: Astronauts out of this world; title: The race gians pace; title: Next pace: the moon; title: One small step; title: Coming home; title: Machines on the moon; title: "Houston, we've had a problem ..."; title: Last man on the moon; title: Handshake across space; title: Working together; title: International Space Station; title: Space inventions; title: Timeline.