"Sputnik" was the name of the first satellite to be successfully launched into Earth orbit; it was followed by nine more satellites of the same name. On 4 October 1957, the Soviet Union launched the spherical Sputnik 1 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch sent the Western world into a panic, because it put the Soviet Union ahead in the race for space supremacy. An exciting piece of contemporary and technological history. Eberhardt Rödel is a specialist in the history of Russian space travel.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Rödel, E.
Title
Projekt "Sputnik" - Der Aufbruch ins All
Details
Paperback, 140 illustrations. 144 pages
State
new
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