A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey: 1957 — The Space Race Begins

  • Michael D'Antonio
Simon & Schuster
Credit: MITCHELL BEAZLEY & SMITHSONIAN/HARPERCOLLINS

Epic Rivalry: The Inside Story of the Soviet and American Space Race

  • Von Hardesty &
  • Gene Eisman
National Geographic

Space: The First 50 Years

  • Patrick Moore &
  • H. J. P. Arnold
Mitchell Beazley

Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War

  • Michael J. Neufeld
Knopf

After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age

Edited by:
  • Martin Collins
Smithsonian/HarperCollins