Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and AstronauticsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Artificial satellites, Russian
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Discussion of Soviet Man-in-space Shot
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and AstronauticsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Artificial satellites, Russian
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Starman
Author: Piers BizonyPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802779611
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in history to leave the Earth's atmosphere and venture into space. His flight aboard a Russian Vostok rocket lasted only 108 minutes, but at the end of it he had become the most famous man in the world. Back on the ground, his smiling face captured the hearts of millions around the globe. Film stars, politicians and pop stars from Europe to Japan, India to the United States vied with each other to shake his hand. Despite this immense fame, almost nothing is known about Gagarin or the exceptional people behind his dramatic space flight. Starman tells for the first time Gagarin's personal odyssey from peasant to international icon, his subsequent decline as his personal life began to disintegrate under the pressures of fame, and his final disillusionment with the Russian state. President Kennedy's quest to put an American on the Moon was a direct reaction to Gagarin's achievement--yet before that successful moonshot occurred, Gagarin himself was dead, aged just thirty-four, killed in a mysterious air crash. Publicly the Soviet hierarchy mourned; privately their sighs of relief were almost audible, and the KGB report into his death remains secret. Entwined with Gagarin's history is that of the breathtaking and highly secretive Russian space program - its technological daring, its triumphs and disasters. In a gripping account, Jamie Doran and Piers Bizony reveal the astonishing world behind the scenes of the first great space spectacular, and how Gagarin's flight came frighteningly close to destruction.
Pioneering Space
Author: James E. ObergPublisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN: 9780070480391
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Takes amateur spacefarers on a flight into the future.
Doorway to Legal News
Author: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Legislative Reference LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Doorway to Legal News
Author: Soviet Russia: Strategic Survey
Author: United States. Department of the ArmyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soviet Union
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and AstronauticsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1058
Book Description
The Space Station Decision
Author: Howard E. McCurdyPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801887499
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Outstanding Academic Title, 1991, Choice Magazine Although building a space station has been an extraordinary challenge for America's scientists and engineers, the securing and sustaining of presidential approval, congressional support, and long-term funding for the project was an enormous task for bureaucrats. The Space Station Decision examines the history of this controversial initiative and illustrates how bureaucracy shapes public policy. Using primary documents and interviews, Howard E. McCurdy describes the events that led up to the 1984 decision to build a permanently occupied, international space station in low Earth orbit. As he follows the trail of the space station proposal through the labyrinth of White House policy review, McCurdy explains the evolution of the presidential budget review process, the breakup of the cabinet system, the proliferation of subcabinets and Executive Office interagency, the involvement of White House staff in framing issues for presidential review, and the role of bureaucracy in advancing administration legislation on Capitol Hill. Comparing the space station decision to earlier decisions to go to the moon and to build the space shuttle, McCurdy shows how public officials responsible for long-term science and technology policy maneuvered in a political system that demanded short-term flexibility.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1262
Book Description
Operation Moonglow
Author: Teasel Muir-HarmonyPublisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 1541699866
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
The moon landing was an important moment in history, but many forget what was happening behind the scenes -- discover the groundbreaking political history of the Apollo program in this riveting exploration of America's space missions. Since July 1969, Neil Armstrong's first step on the Moon has represented the pinnacle of American space exploration and a grand scientific achievement. Yet, as Smithsonian curator Teasel Muir-Harmony argues in Operation Moonglow, its primary purpose wasn't advancing science. Rather, it was part of a political strategy to build a global coalition. Starting with President John F. Kennedy's 1961 decision to send astronauts to the Moon to promote American "freedom" over Soviet "tyranny," Project Apollo was central to American foreign relations. From that perspective, the critical event did not just take place on the lunar surface, it took place in homes, public squares, palaces, and schools around the world, as Apollo captured global attention like never before. After the Moon landing, the Apollo astronauts and President Richard Nixon traveled the world to amplify the sense of participation and global unity shared by billions of people who followed the flight. Drawing on a rich array of untapped archives and firsthand interviews with Apollo astronauts, Operation Moonglow paints a riveting picture of the intersection of spaceflight, geopolitics, propaganda, and diplomacy during the Cold War.