Book Description
for Missions in Space by Stephen Currie
From the Publisher
Explains the causes of the space race and their roots in the Cold War. Describes how Yuri Gagarin became a cosmonaut and what his first orbit of the Earth was like. Explains how the space race escalated until Neil Armstron walked on the moon. Discusses how competition between space programs gres into cooperation among many nations.
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