{"product_id":"9781789144604","title":"The Greatest Adventure : A History of Human Space Exploration","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Burgess, Colin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHumanities\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 12 July 2021 by REAKTION BOOKS in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Kosmos' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 356 pages, 140 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e241 x 165 x 29 | 940g\u003cp\u003eThe space race was perhaps the greatest technological contest of the 20th century. It was a thrilling era of innovation, discovery and exploration, as astronauts and cosmonauts were launched on space missions of increasing length, complexity and danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Greatest Adventure traces the events of this extraordinary period, describing the initial string of Soviet achievements: the first satellite in orbit; the first animal, man and woman in space; the first spacewalk; as well as the ultimate US victory in the race to land on the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book then takes the reader on a journey through the following decades of space exploration to the present time, detailing the many successes, tragedies, risks and rewards of space exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burgess, Colin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465840103608,"sku":"9781789144604","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781789144604.jpg?v=1734723368","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781789144604","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}