Aiming for the stars : the dreamers and doers of the space age / Tom D. Crouch.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Crouch, Tom D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronautics--History.

Astronautics.

History.

Space flight--History.

Space flight.

Aerospace engineers--History.

Aerospace engineers.

Physical Description:

xiii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington [DC] : Smithsonian Institution Press, [1999]

Summary:

Tracing the idea of space exploration from the 16th century, "Aiming for the Stars" explores the motivations, goals, trials, and triumphs of the people who pioneered "the fearful void" of space. 8 photos.

Contents:

1. A Plurality of Worlds 10

2. The Call of the Cosmos 19

3. Raketenrummel 39

4. An American Dreamer 59

5. Vergeltungswaffe! 72

6. "Our Germans" 92

7. Selling Space Flight 116

8. Fellow Travelers 133

9. This New Ocean 151

10. Racing to the Moon 167

11. The Giant Leap: Gemini 184

12. The Apollo Era 199

13. Men from Earth 216

14. Salyut and Skylab: Rooms with a View 235

15. The Shuttle Era 249

16. At Home in Orbit 265

17. Robot Servants and Explorers 276

18. Outward Bound 301.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-330) and index.

ISBN:

1560983868

OCLC:

40723683