Countdown - A History of Space Flight (Paperback, Reissue)

This is as good a single-volume account of the space programs of the USA and the USSR as you are likely to find, taking us more or less up to the end of the Cold War. The centrepiece is the Apollo Moon Project, and unmanned scientific space probes get relatively short shrift, but this is compensated for by the readability of the fast-paced narrative and the political insights. Unfortunately, there are few illustrations. (Kirkus UK)

T. A. Heppenheimer's acclaimed chronicle of rockets, politics, and the pioneers who dared to reach beyond humanity's limits.

"The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and best written history of space flight there is."—The Times (London)

"A lively account of the development of space activities in the U.S. and the Soviet Union . . . as good a one-volume overview of space as exists.—Scientific American.

"Countdown is by far the best history of space flight I have ever read. It is detailed, lucidly written for the layman, and full of fascinating stories.—Adrian Berry, Daily Telegraph.

"Science writer Heppenheimer's readable account provides a timely historical overview of the early visionaries, the engineers, and the geopolitical forces that placed men on the moon and created today's aerospace industry. . . . A thoughtful analysis that is highly recommended.—Library Journal.

"By far the most significant and technically insightful account of the ventures into the space environment I have seen. . . . [Heppenheimer] concentrates unerringly on key elements, both technical and managerial, in this account of man's initial space ventures."—Lee Atwood, Former president and chairman, North American Aviation Corporation.

"Like a skilled artisan, Heppenheimer weaves social, political, scientific, technological, military, and economic threads of the history of space flight into a tapestry that reveals fascinating patterns and themes."—Publishers Weekly

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 1999
First published:	1997
Authors:	T.A. Heppenheimer
Dimensions:	235 x 161 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	420
Edition:	Reissue
ISBN-13:	978-0-471-29105-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology Books > Professional & Technical > Transport technology > Aerospace & aviation technology > General Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Space science > Astronautics
LSN:	0-471-29105-6
Barcode:	9780471291053

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