Title: La course aux étoiles
First published: 1984
Description: Already a renowned chronicler of the epic events of world history, James A. Michener tackles the most ambitious subject of his career: space, the last great frontier. This astounding novel brings to life the dreams and daring of countless men and women—people like Stanley Mott, the engineer whose irrepressible drive for knowledge places him at the center of the American exploration effort; Norman Grant, the war hero and U.S. senator who takes his personal battle not only to a nation, but to the heavens; Dieter Kolff, a German rocket scientist who once worked for the Nazis; Randy Claggett, the astronaut who meets his destiny on a mission to the far side of the moon; and Cynthia Rhee, the reporter whose determined crusade brings their story to a breathless world.
Subjects: United States, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Fiction, Exploration, Outer space, Interplanetary voyages, Space flight, Fiction, general, Exploration of outer space, Belletristische Darstellung, Raumfahrt, Historical fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, technological, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, technological, American literature
Places: Cape Canaveral FL, Houston TX, Outer space, moon
Time periods: 1950s to 1970s.
LC classification: PS'3525'I19'S614