Michael J Neufeld: 2 books
Spaceflight
A Concise History
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2018
A concise history of spaceflight, from military rocketry through Sputnik, Apollo, robots in space, space culture, and human spaceflight today.
Spaceflight is one of the greatest human achievements of the twentieth century. The Soviets launched Sputnik, the first satellite, in 1957; less than...
The Rocket and the Reich
Peenemunde and the Coming of the Ballistic Missile Era
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
WINNER OF THE DEXTER PRIZE OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY
Launched by the Third Reich in late 1944, the first ballistic missile, the V-2, fell on London, Paris, and Antwerp after covering nearly two hundred miles in five minutes. It was a stunning achievement, one that heralded...