This book explores Russia's stunning success of ushering in the space age by launching Sputnik and beating the United States into space. It also examines the fo

Between 1945 and 1991, tension between the USA, its allies, and a group of nations led by the USSR, dominated world politics. This period was called the Cold Wa

From the Publisher: Proceedings of October 2007 conference, sponsored by the NASA History Division and the National Air and Space Museum, to commemorate the 50t

This volume focuses on the interconnections between the Cold War, technological innovation and globalization. Although the consequences of globalization have re

From the Publisher: Proceedings of October 2007 conference, sponsored by the NASA History Division and the National Air and Space Museum, to commemorate the 50t