Prelude to Space

Arthur C. Clarke

first published 1953 Del Rey, 1986 paperback 95 pages

The world's first lunar spacecraft is about to launch. The ship, Prometheus, is built from two separate components—one designed to travel from Earth's atmosphere to the Moon and back, and the other to carry the first component through Earth's atmosphere and into orbit. Sound familiar? That's because it's the basic description of the first space shuttle—well before its launch in 1971. Prelude to Space was published i...

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Preludio allo spazio paperback · 1989 · Arnoldo Mondadori
Prelude to Space paperback · 1986 · Del Rey · 95 pages · 9780345341020
Prelude to Space paperback · 1982 · Del Rey · 9780345305794
Prelude to Space paperback · 1980 · Sidgwick & Jackson · 176 pages · 9780283986222
Prelude to Space paperback · 1980 · Del Rey · 9780345293367
Prelude To Space paperback · 1977 · Sidgwick And Jackson · 9780283984167
Prelude to Space paperback · 1977 · Del Rey · 9780345258205
Prelude to space edition · 1976 · Sidgwick & Jackson · 176 pages
Prelude to Space paperback · 1976 · Ballantine Books · 9780345251138

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