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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

On October 4, 1957, as Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made object into space, a 184-pound satellite carrying only a radio transmitter. While Sputnik I inmediately shocked the world, its long-term impact was even greater, for it profoundly changed the shape of the twentieth century. Washington journalist Paul Disckson chronicles the dramatic events and developments leading up to and emanating from Sputnik's launch-a story that can only now be fully told with the recent release of previously classified documents. Sputnik offers a fascinating profile of the early American and Soviet space programs and a strikingly revised picture of the politics and personalities behind the facade of America's fledgling efforts to get into space.

(Extracted from the dust jacket).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

-Contents.

-Introduction.

-1. Sputnik Night.

-2. Gravity Fighters.

-3. Vengeance Rocket.

-4. An Open Sky.

-5. The Birth of Sputnik.

-6. Red Monday.

-7. Dog Days.

-8. American Birds.

-9. Ike Scores.

-10. Sputnik's Legacy.

-Epilogue.

-Appendix: Sputnik's Long, Lexical Orbit.

-Author's Note, Acknowledgments, and Dedication.

-Notes.

-Bibliography.

-Index.