Title:
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Space race : superpowers, secrets and soaring ambition
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Authors:
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British Broadcasting Corporation. ;
National Geographic Channel (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : BBC, 2005
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Size:
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1 videodisc (236 min.) / sd., col. with b&w segments ;; 4 3/4 in
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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TL788.5
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Subjects:
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Astronautics--History
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Space race--History
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Description:
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This is the shocking but true story behind one of the most exciting and exhilarating times in history. It begins in the bloody throes of the Second World War and spans through to the moon landings: tracing the race to create the most powerful rockets ; to put a man in space and to land astronauts on the moon. It is a tale of breathtaking espionage, brilliant scientific breakthroughs and desperate gambles with the lives of astronauts and others.
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