TY - BOOK AU - Wood,Brenden,Matthew AU - Carbaugh,Samuel TI - The Space Race: How the Cold War Put Humans on the Moon T2 - Inquire & Investigate SN - 9781619306622 AV - TL789 .S633 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - White River Junction PB - Nomad Press KW - Space race KW - United States KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Soviet Union KW - Cold War KW - Influence KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Timeline; Introduction: The Race to the Moon; Chapter 1: The Rise of Communism; Chapter 2: The Cold War Begins; Chapter 3: Man in Space; Chapter 4: Small Steps to the Moon; Chapter 5: America Takes the Lead; Chapter 6: Crossing the Finish Line; Glossary; Metric Conversions; Resources; Index; Back Cover; 2; b N2 - When people look up at the night sky, they might see the potential for amazing discoveries and scientific advancement. During the Space Race of the 1950s and 1960s, some people also saw a place that needed to be claimed. In The Space Race: How the Cold War Put Humans on the Moon, middle school astronomy students will explore the bitter rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that served as fuel for the fire that catapulted rockets into the great unknown of the next frontier-space-and eventually landed a man on the moon UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1794217&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -