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Sputnik Sputnik Paul Dickson "On October 4, 1957, as Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launced the first man-made object into space, a 184-pound satellite carrying only a radio transmitter. Wh… OL108513W
Executive intent Executive intent Dale Brown The deadliest strike will come from outer spaceWhen America develops the most powerful defense system in history, will it be used to protect the nation—or will it be used to force universal dominatio… OL14949644W
The Mercury seven The Mercury seven Stuart A. Kallen Describes the efforts of the Soviet Union and the United States to be the first to put a man into space, focusing on the early missions of Project Mercury. OL15042094W
The race to space The race to space Stuart A. Kallen Describes the early efforts to develop space flight capabilities, focusing on the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. OL15042146W
De la terre à la lune De la terre à la lune Jules Verne Deux Américains et un Français ont décidé d'atteindre la Lune en s'enfermant dans un obus lancé par un gigantesque canon. OL15397530W
Red moon rising Red moon rising Matthew Brzezinski The behind-the-scenes story of the fierce battles on earth that launched the superpowers into space. Khrushchev was frustrated at America's U-2 spy plane, which flew too high to be shot down. But Rus… OL16952239W
Executive intent Executive intent Dale Brown When the United States develops a new, state-of-the-art missile defense weapon, it threatens global stability and pits the world's superpowers in a contest for dominance in the space around Earth's o… OL18159791W
Executive intent Executive intent Dale Brown When the United States develops a new, state-of-the-art missile defense weapon, it threatens global stability and pits the world's superpowers in a contest for dominance in the space around Earth's o… OL18159792W
Moonglow Moonglow Michael Chabon A man bears witness to his grandfather's deathbed confessions, which reveal his family's long-buried history and his involvement in a mail-order novelty company, World War II, and the space program. OL18818747W
Laika's Window Laika's Window Kurt Caswell Laika began her life as a stray dog on the streets of Moscow and died in 1957 aboard the Soviet satellite Sputnik II. Initially the USSR reported that Laika, the first animal to orbit the earth, had … OL20170043W
Une planète dans la tête Une planète dans la tête Sally Gardner Roman de science-fiction. Uchronie. Standish vit avec son grand-père dans la "zone 7", celle des impurs, privés de tout, surveillés en permanence ... Dyslexique, il subit à l'école brimades et humili… OL24844150W
De la terre à la lune De la terre à la lune Jules Verne Deux Américains et un Français ont décidé d'atteindre la Lune en s'enfermant dans un obus lancé par un gigantesque canon. OL34514501W
De la terre à la lune De la terre à la lune Jules Verne Deux Américains et un Français ont décidé d'atteindre la Lune en s'enfermant dans un obus lancé par un gigantesque canon. OL34874915W
De la terre à la lune De la terre à la lune Jules Verne Deux Américains et un Français ont décidé d'atteindre la Lune en s'enfermant dans un obus lancé par un gigantesque canon. OL34887833W
A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey Michael D'Antonio *A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey* tells the remarkable story of America's first efforts to succeed in space, a time of exploding rockets, national space mania, Florida boomtowns, and interservice rivalri… OL3913268W