{"product_id":"countdown-a-history-of-space-flight-paperback-softback-9780471291053","title":"Countdown; A History of Space Flight (Paperback \/ softback) 9780471291053","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCountdown\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History of Space Flight\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eT. A. Heppenheimer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471291053, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 April 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e420 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 15.8 x 2.9 cm, 0.626 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lively account of the development of space activities in the U.S. and the Soviet Union . . . as good a one-volume overview of space as exists.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eScientific American\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"If you've already got loads of books on the history of space flight, great news: you can give them all to Oxfam . . . All you need now is this, the most comprehensive, up-to-date and best written history of space flight there is.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"By far the most significant and technically insightful account of the ventures into the space environment I have seen.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eLee Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e, former president and chairman, North American Aviation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"By far the best history of space flight I have ever read. It is detailed, lucidly written for the layman, and full of fascinating stories.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAdrian Berry\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEin historischer Blick auf das Raumfahrtzeitalter, das die Entwicklung und die Zukunft US-amerikanischer, sowjetrussischer und europaischer Programme verfolgt - in nuchterner Weise, ohne Astronauten oder Technologie zu glorifizieren. Heppenheimer stellt die Raumfahrt in einen politisch-sozialen Kontext und erklart, warum sich die beiden Gro?machte auf einen teuren, politisch brisanten Wettlauf in den Weltraum einlie?en und warum die Ergebnisse trotz immensen Kapitaleinsatzes bis heute unbefriedigend bleiben. (03\/99)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWonder-Weapons and Prison Camps: Rocketry Under Stalin and Hitler.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ingenious Yankees: The Rise of America's Rocket Industry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Racing to Armageddon: The Superpowers Begin Their Missile Programs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Mid-1950s: Spacecraft, Planned and Imagined.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The Russians Are Ahead of Us!\": The Space Race Begins.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Promise of Moonglow: Space in the Wake of Sputnik.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Afternoon in May: Kennedy Commits to the Moon.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e High-Water Mark: The Manned Moon Race.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lunar Aftermath: Space Stations and the Shuttle.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Electrons in the Void: The Unmanned Space Programs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Space in the Eighties: The Efforts Falter.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Renewal and Outlook: Commerce and Cooperation in Space.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501181399320,"sku":"9780471291053","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471291053.jpg?v=1786215446","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/countdown-a-history-of-space-flight-paperback-softback-9780471291053","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}