Red moon rising : Sputnik and the hidden rivalries that ignited the Space Age / Matthew Brzezinski.

Author: Brzezinski, Matthew, 1965-

Edition: 1st ed.

Publisher: New York : Times Books, 2007.

ISBN: 080508147X (alk. paper)
9780805081473 (alk. paper)

Description: p. cm.

Subject(s): Space race Soviet Union History 20th century.
Cold War.
Sputnik satellites.
Space race United States History 20th century.
United States Politics and government 1953-1961.
Soviet Union Politics and government 1953-1985.

Contents: The request -- Jet power -- Trials and errors -- Tomorrowland -- Desert fires -- Pictures in black and white -- A simple satellite -- By the light of a red moon -- Something for the holidays -- Operation confidence -- Goldstone has the bird.