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Breaking the Chains of Gravity
- 304 pages ยท about 5 hours
- First published 2015
- 4 editions
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1 About this book
Looks at the evolving roots of America's space program--the scientific advances, the personalities, and the rivalries between the various arms of the United States military. After the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957, getting a man in space suddenly became a national imperative, leading President Dwight D. Eisenhower to pull various pieces together to create the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Good for readers who want: history and popular science.
- History
- Popular science
- Exploration
- United States
- Aeronautics
- Astronautics
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Space race
2 About Amy Shira Teitel
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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