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The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future
By Launius, Roger D.
- ISBN
- 9781588346377
- Publisher
- Smithsonian
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Reviewed on September 1, 2018 | Science and Technology
Launius (former associate director, Collections and Curatorial Affairs, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum) lends his expertise to this comprehensive history of space exploration. In the first chapter, the author briefly examines space discoveries from ancient times to the 1930s. In the remaining sections, he covers the period from World War II onward, when space exploration accelerated dramatically; in particular, technological advances i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
