Download or read book Race Into Space written by David Jefferis and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting look at the space race of the last century, when two countries spurred on by the Cold War competed to be the leader in space exploration. Features milestones from the early attempts at rocket building to the Russian and American space programs of the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s.