The Missile and Space Race

Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1994. First Edition. First Printing. 247, notes, bibliography, index. This book deals with the events that led up to and accompanied the decision to go to the moon; the events that followed; and the interplay between the development of space travel, the Cold War missile race, and the international politics of the quarter of a century following World War II. The first steps in space travel were a product or byproduct of the Cold War and the arms race. Condition: very good.

Keywords: Space Exploration, ICBM, Space Vehicles, Arms Race, Cold War, Satellites, Sputnik, NASA, Apollo Program

ISBN: 0275944514

[Book #56791]

Price: $75.00

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