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Spaceflight
Patrick J. Walsh
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Description for Spaceflight
Hardcover. This book is a comprehensive history of the first six decades of space exploration, from the end of World War II to the modern era of routine international cooperation in space. Num Pages: 1472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JF; PDX; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 234 x 135. Weight in Grams: 5307.
This book is a comprehensive history of the first six decades of space exploration, from the end of World War II to the modern era of routine international cooperation in space. From Sputnik to Soyuz, Mercury 7 to the International Space Station, Spaceflight: A Historical Encyclopedia spans the entire half-century of space travel like no other reference ever published. The 700 articles in Spaceflight cover every human space mission, as well all significant robotic lunar and planetary space exploration programs, from the 1950s through to the 2008 Space Shuttle and Soyuz flights. While most of the encyclopedia focuses ... Read more
This book is a comprehensive history of the first six decades of space exploration, from the end of World War II to the modern era of routine international cooperation in space. From Sputnik to Soyuz, Mercury 7 to the International Space Station, Spaceflight: A Historical Encyclopedia spans the entire half-century of space travel like no other reference ever published. The 700 articles in Spaceflight cover every human space mission, as well all significant robotic lunar and planetary space exploration programs, from the 1950s through to the 2008 Space Shuttle and Soyuz flights. While most of the encyclopedia focuses ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
1472
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1472
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313378690
SKU
V9780313378690
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Patrick J. Walsh
Patrick J. Walsh is a journalist and author from Peekskill, NY.
Reviews for Spaceflight
Evidently bound by love to the study, Walsh has assembled this three-volume reference, which includes entries on every space mission, both human and robotic, and is distinguished, also, by a substantial number of biographical entries covering astronauts, Russian cosmonauts, and other non-US, and non-Russian cosmonauts. Arranged alphabetically, the 699 entries are enhanced with small B&W photos; a chronology, a bibliography, ... Read more