Challenge to Apollo: The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945-1974
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2000. First. Hardcover in an unclipped jacket. Glossy illustrated jacket. Black boards with gilt titles to the front and spine. NASA History Series SP-2000-4408. Includes bibliographical reference and index.
Taking advantage of the Soviet archives, which were opened in the 1990s, Siddiqi has written a groundbreaking work that examines why the Soviet Union fell behind in the space race of the 1960s after changing the course of human history with the first artificial satellite launch, Sputnik, in 1957. Near fine, small smudge to top of text block / Near fine with very light shelf wear. Item #475
Price: $95.00







