Introduction

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Military Origins of the Space Race

• V-2: WORLD'S FIRST BALLISTIC MISSILE
• TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH THE V-2
• ROCKET RIVALRIES
• THE "ULTIMATE WEAPON"?
• LAUNCHING THE SPACE AGE
• SCOUT: A WORKHORSE FOR SCIENCE AND THE MILITARY
• TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND THE ICBM

Racing to the Moon

• THE RACE BEGINS
• COMPETITORS IN THE SPACE RACE
• VOSTOK AND VOSKHOD
• MERCURY AND GEMINI
• SPACE SUITS
• A SOVIET MOONSHOT?
• APOLLO LUNAR SUIT
• THE MOON ROCKET CHALLENGE
• THE MOON RACE ENDS

Secret Eyes in Space

• RECONNAISSANCE AND SPACE
• DISCOVERER/CORONA: FIRST U.S. RECONNAISSANCE SATELLITE
• CORONA'S MISSION
• CORONA AND THE COLD WAR: A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
• A NEW MISSION: TREATY VERIFICATION

A Permanent Presence in Space

• SKYLAB: EARLY U.S. SPACE STATION
• APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROJECT: JOINT MISSION IN SPACE
• SOYUZ: AFTER THE MOON RACE
• SPACE SHUTTLE: FIRST REUSABLE SPACECRAFT
• THE CHANGING JOB OF ASTRONAUT
• HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE:AN OBSERVATORY IN ORBIT
• SPACE STATIONS: A PERMANENT HOME IN SPACE