{"product_id":"escaping-the-bonds-of-earth-ben-evans-9780387790930","title":"Escaping the Bonds of Earth: The Fifties and the Sixties","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo commemorate the momentous 50\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's pioneering journey into space on 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e April 2011, a series of five books - to be published annually - will explore this half century, decade by decade, to discover how humanity's knowledge of flying, working and living in space has changed. Each volume will focus not only upon the individual missions within 'its' decade, but also upon the key challenges facing human space exploration at specific points within those 50 years: from the simple problems of breathing and eating in space to the challenges of venturing outside in a pressurised spacesuit and locomotion on the Moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first volume of this series will focus upon the 1960s, exploring each mission from April 1961 to April 1971 in depth: from the pioneering Vostok flights to the establishment of the first Salyut space station and from Alan Shepard's modest sub-orbital 'hop' into space to his triumphant arrival at the Moon's Fra Mauro foothills almost a decade later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0387790934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780387790930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praxis Publications Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2010","brand":"Ben Evans","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919638724863,"sku":"9780387790930","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e5e14fba-9852-40f1-bcfe-6d0d262ddd4b.jpg?v=1680810508","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/escaping-the-bonds-of-earth-ben-evans-9780387790930","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}