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SPACEFLIGHT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST HUMAN ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE SOVIETS LAUNCHED SPUTNIK, THE FIRST SATELLITE, IN 1957; LESS THAN TWELVE YEARS LATER, THE AMERICAN APOLLO ASTRONAUTS LANDED ON THE MOON. IN THIS VOLUME OF THE MIT PRESS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE SERIES, MICHAEL NEUFELD OFFERS A CONCISE HISTORY OF SPACEFLIGHT, MAPPING THE FULL SPECTRUM OF ACTIVITIES THAT HUMANS HAVE DEVELOPED IN SPACE.