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Book Review: Into That Silent Sea by Francis French and Colin Burgess
Book Review: Into That Silent Sea by Francis French and Colin Burgess
Written by Tim Gebhart Published April 22, 2007 http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/04/22/214109.php I'm still trying to figure out if the news in the days preceding the release of Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era 1961-1965 symbolizes irony or progress. As the subtitle indicates, the book examines the first efforts by the U.S. and the Soviet Union to put humans into space. One of the areas in which the book excels is reminding us just how hazardous those initial steps were and how they grabbed worldwide attention. The book arrives shortly after the 46th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin becoming the first human to travel into space, one seemingly noted in passing at best. That anniversary came amidst the latest exchange of crew members on the International Space Station. At least in America, that event seems to have drawn attention for one reason - celebrity Martha Stewart planned a meal for the crew because a billionaire buddy of hers is the latest to pay millions to be a space tourist. |
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