Chronicling the history of space rocketry, this resource details the discoveries and engineering innovations that have occurred--in both the United States and t

Introduces the early history of space flight, including the Chinese invention of the rocket, the pioneering ideas of Tsiolkovsky, the early experiments of Godda

"The launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 ushered in an exciting era of scientific and technological advancement. As television news anchors, radio hosts, and journalist

This book provides answers to the questions of why human-kind should go into space, and on the relative roles of governments and markets in the evolution of the