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Breaking the chains of gravity : the story of spaceflight before nasa. Cover Image Book Book

Breaking the chains of gravity : the story of spaceflight before nasa

Teitel, Amy Shira (author.).

Summary: Looks at the evolving roots of America's space program--the scientific advances, the personalities, and the rivalries between the various arms of the United States military. After the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957, getting a man in space suddenly became a national imperative, leading President Dwight D. Eisenhower to pull various pieces together to create the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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  • ISBN: 9781472911247
  • ISBN: 1472911245
  • Physical Description: print
    304 pages, 8 pages unnumbered plates ; 16 cm
  • Edition: Paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2017.

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Subject: Outer space Exploration History
Space flight History
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