Amy Shira TeitelBreaking the Chains of Gravity
The Story of Spaceflight before NASA
Amy Shira Teitel is an author and expert in the history of science, with a lifelong passion for spaceflight. An accomplished science communicator and active blogger, she makes regular appearances on Discovery News and Al-Jazeera, and has her own blog, Vintage Space, at http://amyshirateitel.com.
PrefaceChapter 1: Hobby RocketeersChapter 2: The Rocket LoopholeChapter 3: The Turning Tide of WarChapter 4: Escape and SurrenderChapter 5: Nazi Rockets in New MexicoChapter 6: Rockets Meet AirplanesChapter 7: A New War, a New Missile, and a New LeaderChapter 8: Higher and FasterChapter 9: Edging into HypersonicsChapter 10: The Floating AstronautChapter 11: Space Becomes an OptionChapter 12: The First Satellite RaceChapter 13: One Little Ball's Big ImpactChapter 14: The Fight to Control SpaceEpilogue: America Finds Its Footing in SpaceGlossary of PeopleGlossary of Places and OrganizationsGlossary of RocketsSelected Notes BibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex