The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age

Walter A. McDougall

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History for 1986, this highly acclaimed study approaches the space race as a problem in comparative public policy. Drawing on exhaustive research, author and ORBIS editor Walter A. McDougall examines U.S., European, and Soviet space programs and their politics. 25 illustrations.

The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age is on the U. S. Strategic Command list.