Rockets and Revolution : A Cultural History of Early Spaceflight

Offers a multifaceted study of the race toward space in the first half of the twentieth century, examining how the Russian, European, and American pioneers competed against one another in the early years to acquire the fundamentals of rocket science, engineer simple rockets, and ultimately prepare the path for human spaceflight.

• | : Michael G. Smith
• | Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 01, 2014
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 448 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0803255225
• | ISBN-13: 9780803255227