Presenting the story of the events that paved the way to space, this title introduces the reader to the history of early rocketry and the subsequent development... » 

Presenting the story of the events that paved the way to space, this title introduces the reader to the history of early rocketry and the subsequent developments that led into the space age. People of various nations and from various lands contributed to the breakthrough to space, and the text takes the reader to faraway places on five continents. «