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Space Papeback -

by Andrew Chaikin

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Firefly Books Ltd. , pp. 256 . Papeback. Used.
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Details

  • Title Space
  • Author Andrew Chaikin
  • Binding Papeback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Firefly Books Ltd. , NY
  • Date pp. 256
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 62212136
  • ISBN 9781552979877 / 1552979873
  • Weight 3.2 lbs (1.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.2 x 11.2 x 1 in (28.45 x 28.45 x 2.54 cm)
  • Ages 12 to 17 years
  • Grade levels 7 - 12
  • Library of Congress subjects Outer space - Exploration, Space flight - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005357212
  • Dewey Decimal Code 629.41

First line

The launch of Sputnik changed the world overnight - much to the surprise of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.

About the author

Andrew Chaikin served on the Viking Mars missions and was a researcher at the Smithsonian's Center for Earth and Planetary Studies. He is the author of A Man on the Moon, the basis for the Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries, From the Earth to the Moon. He is a regular commentator on NPR's Morning Edition.

Captain James A. Lovell flew on the Gemini 7 and Gemini 12 missions, navigated Apollo 8 and commanded Apollo 13.