Historic Journeys Into Space

by Thomas Reilly and Lynn M. Homan

Book Overview

From the January 1958 launch of the first American satellite to the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by President Eisenhower just a few months later, from the heated space race of the Cold War era to the heroes of shuttle launches, the United States has been on the leading edge of space exploration and technology. Initially developed from one of Adolph Hitler's most feared weapons, the V2 rocket, the space program has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738503533
• ISBN13: 9780738503530
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.5"