Reconsidering Sputnik

Robert W. Smith, Roger D. Lanius, John M. Logsdon

• Walter A. McDougall Introduction: Was Sputnik Really a Saltation?Part 1: Roger D. Launius Space Flight in the Soviet UnionPart 2: Robert W. Smith A Setting for the International Geophysical YearPart 3: Ramifications and ReactionsGlenn P. Hastedt Epilogue: Sputnik and Technological Surprise

"This well-documented book is...highly recommended for all readers who want a balanced view of historical developments in the space race and its associated politics. All levels." - W. E. Howard III, formerly, Universities Space Research Association (Choice)"Fascinating even outside its space context....Sufficiently different and unique to warrant attention....This well-documented book is presented in three parts....Particularly interesting is an excellent 23-page epilogue by G.P. Hastedt....Highly recommended for all readers who want a balanced view of historical developments in the space race and its associated politics."