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This New Ocean: The Story of the First Space Age

This New Ocean: The Story of the First Space Age

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This New Ocean: The Story of the First Space Age

by Burrows, William E

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New York: Random House, 1998. First Edition. First Printing. very good, very good. 723, illus., notes, sources, index, rear DJ flap creased. This comprehensive account of the space age is based on 175 interviews with Russian and American scientists and engineers, on archival documents, and on nearly three decades of reporting on aviation and space.

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William E. Burrows has reported on aviation and space for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He has had articles in The New York Times Magazine, Foreign Affairs, The Sciences, and other publications and is a contributing editor for Air & Space/Smithsonian. He is also the author of seven previous books, including Deep Black, the award-winning classic work on spying from space.          Mr. Burrows is a professor of journalism at New York University and the founder and director of its graduate Science and Environmental Reporting Program. From the Hardcover edition.

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Title
This New Ocean: The Story of the First Space Age
Author
Burrows, William E
Book Condition
Used - very good, very good
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Edition
First Edition. First Printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0679445218
ISBN 13
9780679445210
Publisher
Random House
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1998
Keywords
NASA, Space, Wernher von Braun, Project Apollo, Satellites, Cold War, Missiles, Reconnaissance, Spacecraft

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