Why are we so fascinated by the stars?How did we get to the Moon?What was the Space Race?The Space Race explains the developments and achievements in the race for the stars, from the Cold War competit
The journey into space is a dangerous one, and although some aspects of space travel seem to be routine it still takes humanity to the limits of what is technically possible. It is an environment that
One of the most exhilarating true adventures in history, the race into space was marked by courage, duplicity, political paranoia, astonishing technological feats, and unbelievable triumphs in the f
Featured on NPR and PBS’s SciTech Now, and in Fast Company, Forbes, and the Wall Street JournalThe inside story of the new race to conquer spaceFor the outsize personalities staking their fortunes on
"This is the best book on Apollo that I have read. Extensively researched and meticulously accurate, it successfully traces not only the technical highlights of the program but also the contributions
"An extraordinary book."---Arthur C. Clarke Space was one of the most fiercely fought battlegrounds of the Cold War, the Moon its ultimate beachhead. In this dual autobiography, Apollo 15 commander Da
Five years ago the world of agency communications turned upside down. Ogilvy introduced 360 degree thinking, Unilever formulated their ABC process, TBWA developed their Disruptive philosophy, and tota
Fifty years after the Moon landing, a new history of the space race explores the lives of both Soviet and American engineers.At the dawn of the space age, technological breakthroughs in Earth orbit fl
