Red moon rising sputnik and the hidden rivalries that ignited the space age

The behind-the-scenes story of the fierce battles on earth that launched the superpowers into space. Khrushchev was frustrated at America's U-2 spy plane, which flew too high to be shot down. But Russia's chief rocket designer, had an answer: an artificial satellite that would orbit the earth and cr...

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Main Author:	Brzezinski, Matthew, 1965-
Format:	Books Print Book Large Print
Language:	English
Published:	Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, c2007.
Subjects:	Space race > History. Astronautics > United States > History. Astronautics > Soviet Union > History. Cold War. Sputnik satellites. United States > Politics and government > 1953-1961. Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1953-1985. Large print books.
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