The Greatest Adventure: A History of Human Space Exploration (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781789144604)

The Greatest Adventure explores the past, present, and future of the space race.

The space race was perhaps the greatest technological contest of the twentieth century. It was a thrilling era of innovation, discovery, and exploration, as astronauts and cosmonauts were launched on space missions of increasing length, complexity, and danger. The Greatest Adventure traces the events of this extraordinary period, describing the initial string of Soviet achievements: the first satellite in orbit; the first animal, man, and woman in space; the first spacewalk; as well as the ultimate US victory in the race to land on the moon. The book then takes the reader on a journey through the following decades of space exploration to the present time, detailing the many successes, tragedies, risks, and rewards of space exploration.

Author: Colin Burgess
ISBN-10: 1789144604
ISBN-13: 9781789144604
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2021
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.98lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2022