Beyond: A Times Book of the Year 2021

A gripping, high-definition history of Yuri Gagarin’s first human spaceflight, told on its sixtieth anniversary. On 9.07 a.m. of 12 April 1961, a young Russian sat inside a tiny capsule atop the Soviet Union’s most powerful intercontinental missile and blasted into the skies. Travelling at nearly 18,000 miles per hour, he orbited the Earth in 106 minutes and returned a global celebrity. Beyond presents the thrilling story behind that historic flight, drawing on extensive original research and eyewitness testimonies, many speaking publicly for the first time. Set against the Cold War backdrop, the book reveals how the US and USSR raced to put a man in space, the risks both sides took, and the human drama of scientists, engineers, and leaders who shaped this moment.

Stephen Walker unpacks decades of secrets and takes readers into the drama, exploring the pressures on American astronauts and Soviet rivals as they vied for supremacy in the heavens.

Beyond

Stephen Walker

Veltman Distributie Import Books, 14/04/2022

Pages: 512, Edition: Heruitgave, Paperback

Features

• Auteur: Stephen Walker
• Titel: Beyond
• Onderwerp: Gagarin’s eerste ruimtevlucht
• Aantal pagina's: 512
• Uitgave: Heruitgave, Paperback
• Verhaalcontext: Koude Oorlog en ruimtewedloop