Walter A. McDougall Introduction: Was Sputnik Really a
Saltation?
Part 1: Roger D. Launius Space Flight in the Soviet Union
Part 2: Robert W. Smith A Setting for the International Geophysical
Year
Part 3: Ramifications and Reactions
Glenn P. Hastedt Epilogue: Sputnik and Technological Surprise
Robert W. Smith, Roger D. Lanius, John M. Logsdon
"This well-documented book is...highly recommended for all readers
who want a balanced view of historical developments in the space
race and its associated politics. All levels." - W. E. Howard III,
formerly, Universities Space Research Association (Choice)
"Fascinating even outside its space context....Sufficiently
different and unique to warrant attention....This well-documented
book is presented in three parts....Particularly interesting is an
excellent 23-page epilogue by G.P. Hastedt....Highly recommended
for all readers who want a balanced view of historical developments
in the space race and its associated politics."
'This well-documented book is...highly recommended for all readers
who want a balanced view of historical developments in the space
race and its associated politics. All levels.' - W. E. Howard III,
formerly, Universities Space Research Association (Choice)
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