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Into outer space : an exploration of man's obsession with the cosmos : fact and fiction Cover Image Book

Into outer space : an exploration of man's obsession with the cosmos : fact and fiction / David Owen.

Owen, David, 1939- (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0737304693
  • ISBN: 9780737304695
  • Physical Description: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Roxbury Park/Lowell House, [2000]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Chapter 1 Mapping of Space 6 -- Chapter 2 Cosmic Clockwork: The Laws of Space & How the Universe Works 16 -- Chapter 3 Here be Aliens 28 -- Chapter 4 Rise of the Rocket 38 -- Chapter 5 Fellow Travelers: Launching the First Satellites 48 -- Chapter 6 Manned Space Flight 58 -- Chapter 7 Destination Moon 70 -- Chapter 8 Reusable Rocket: The Space Shuttle 86 -- Chapter 9 Space Stations 102 -- Chapter 10 To the Solar System and Beyond: Unmanned Probes 116 -- Chapter 11 Spin-offs From Space 126 -- Chapter 12 Future Prospects 132.

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Fact finders. Solar system and beyond.
Manned space flight.
Space shuttles.
Space stations.
Unmanned space probes.
Astronautics > History.
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Rockets and satellites in space.
Outer space > Exploration > History.

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