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Author:

Brzezinski, Matthew, 1965-

Title:

Red moon rising : Sputnik and the hidden rivalries that ignited the Space Age / Matthew Brzezinski.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Times Books,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

322 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Space race--History--20th century.
Space race--Soviet Union--History--20th century.
Cold War.
Sputnik satellites.
United States--Politics and government--1953-1961.
Soviet Union--Politics and government--1953-1985.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The request -- Jet power -- Trials and errors -- Tomorrowland -- Desert fires -- Pictures in black and white -- A simple satellite -- By the light of a red moon -- Something for the holidays -- Operation confidence -- Goldstone has the bird.

Summary:

Describes how the fierce political battles of the Cold War spawned the space race, discussing the implications of the 1957 launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik in terms of the battle between the two superpowers to put a man on the moon.

ISBN:

080508147X
9780805081473

LCCN:

2007008227

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

XBPE737 -- Lied Public Library - Clarinda (Clarinda)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

MBPE423 -- Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library (Iowa Falls)

CDPC522 -- Solon Public Library (Solon)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington)