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Into That Silent Sea - Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 (Paperback)
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Into That Silent Sea - Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 (Paperback)
Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
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List price R667
Loot Price R574
Discovery Miles 5 740
You Save R93 (14%)
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It was a time of bold new technology, historic moments, and
international jousting on the final frontier. But it was also a
time of human drama, of moments less public but no less dramatic in
the lives of those who made the golden age of space flight happen.
These are the moments and the lives that Into That Silent Sea
captures, a book that tells the intimate stories of the men and
women, American and Russian, who made the space race their own and
gave the era its compelling character. These pages chronicle a
varied and riveting cavalcade of human stories, including a look at
Yuri Gagarin's harrowing childhood in war-ravaged Russia and Alan
Shepard's firm purchase on the American dream. It also examines the
controversial career of cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first
woman in space, and the remarkable struggle and ultimate
disappointment of her American counterparts. It tries to uncover
the truth behind the allegations that shadowed Gus Grissom and
Scott Carpenter and then allows the reader to share the
heart-stopping suspense of Alexei Leonov's near-fatal first space
walk. Through dozens of interviews and access to Russian and
American official documents and family records, the authors bring
to life the experiences that shaped the lives of the first
astronauts and cosmonauts and forever changed their world and ours.
Purchase the audio edition.
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