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9781585443741

The First Space Race

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    9781585443741

  • ISBN10:

    1585443743

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-09-01
  • Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr
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Table of Contents

Foreword, by James A. Van Allen ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xv
Introduction: The Race to Valhalla 3(169)
1. Laying the Foundations: From Kepler to the Cold War
5(21)
2. Origins of the U.S. Satellite Program
26(30)
3. The Dream of Sergey Korolev
56(17)
4. Turning Point: The Stewart Committee
73(12)
5. The Trials of Project Vanguard
85(15)
6. Russia Triumphant
100(15)
7. Heartbreak and Triumph: The Path to Explorer 1
115(25)
8. NOTSNIK: The Secret Competitor
140(11)
9. Storming the Heavens: Satellites of 1958-59
151(21)
10. Final Assessment 172(9)
Notes 181(24)
Suggested Reading 205(2)
Index 207

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