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Breaking the Chains of Gravity
NASA�s history is a familiar story, one that typically peaks with Neil Armstrong taking his small step on the Moon in 1969. But America�s space agency � and in particular its Apollo lunar-landing program � wasn�t created in a vacuum. It was assembled from pre-existing parts, drawing together some of the best minds the non-Soviet world had to offer. With a narrative featuring a number of key historical figures, Breaking the Chains of Gravity tells the story of America�s nascent space program, its scientific advances, its personalities and the rivalries it caused between the various arms of the United States military, right up to the launch of Sputnik in 1957.