Reconsidering Sputnik: Forty Years Since the Soviet Satellite

ISBN-13: 9781138012240 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014

Roger D. Lanius; John M. Logsdon; Robert W. Smith

Opis

The contours of space exploration in the latter half of the 20th century owe much to the seminal but hardly singular event of Sputnik. This work looks at how the event changed history in 1957 when the former Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik.

Recenzje

'This well-documented book is...highly recommended for all readers who want a balanced view of historical developments in the space race and its associated politics. All levels.' - W. E. Howard III, formerly, Universities Space Research Association (Choice)

Spis treści

Walter A. McDougall Introduction: Was Sputnik Really a Saltation?
Part 1: Roger D. Launius Space Flight in the Soviet Union
Part 2: Robert W. Smith A Setting for the International Geophysical Year
Part 3: Ramifications and Reactions
Glenn P. Hastedt Epilogue: Sputnik and Technological Surprise

O autorze

Robert W. Smith, Roger D. Lanius, John M. Logsdon