NASA’s Origins and the Dawn of the Space Age

by David S.F. Portree

Contents

  1. Sputnik Night: October 4–5, 1957
  2. Korolev and Freedom of Space: February 14, 1955–October 4, 1957
  3. One Small Ball in the Air: October 4, 1957–November 3, 1957
  4. The Birth of NASA: November 3, 1957–October 1, 1958
  5. Denouement—NASA’s First Eighteen Months: October 1, 1958–December 20, 1960