Reynolds David West

Kennedy Space Center : gateway to space / David West-Reynolds. - Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books, 2006. - 248 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. ; 29 cm.

Includes index. "A Firefly book"--T.p. verso.

"Recommended reading and online resources": p. 237-240.

This insider's history of the heart of America's space program from its earliest days includes more than 150 spectacular images and detailed information on: the earliest development of rockets in the United States and Germany; the development of rockets and their launch facilities; the missile race and U.S.-Soviet rivalry to be first in space; the Apollo program and the race to the moon; the shuttle program, the Space Station and the Hubble Telescope; and the future of space exploration.--From publisher description.

9781554070398 (bound) 1554070392 (bound)


John F Kennedy Space Center--History


Launch complexes Astronautics--History--Florida
Astronautics--History--United States

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