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The Sputnik Challenge

The Sputnik Challenge
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9780195050080
ISBN-13 : 0195050088
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Book Synopsis The Sputnik Challenge by : Robert A. Divine

Download or read book The Sputnik Challenge written by Robert A. Divine and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993-03-25 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divine provides a fascinating look at Eisenhower's handling of the early space race--a story of public uproar, secret U-2 flights, bungled missile tests, the first spy satellite, political maneuvering, and scientific triumph. The author re-creates the national hysteria over the first two Sputnik launches and the creation of NASA.


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