Space Race

By Deborah Cadbury,

Book cover of Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space

Book description

One of the most exhilarating true adventures in history, the race into space was marked by courage, duplicity, political paranoia, astonishing technological feats, and unbelievable triumphs in the face of overwhelming adversity. It is the story of an unparalleled rivalry between superpowers and of the two remarkable men at the…

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked Space Race as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Space Race was originally a companion book to a BBC docudrama from the mid-2000s and as such shares all the climactic page-turning paciness you’d expect from such an account. While it doesn’t share the deep detail of some of the books mentioned above, it’s an illuminating and highly enjoyable overview of the historical events that culminated in the Americans landing on the Moon in Apollo 11 in 1969.

From Nick's list on the Soviet space program.

Want books like Space Race?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Space Race.

Browse books like Space Race

Book cover of Korolev: How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon
Book cover of Challenge to Apollo: The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945-1974
Book cover of Animals in Space: From Research Rockets to the Space Shuttle

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,501

readers submitted
so far, will you?

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in the Soviet space program, space race, and the Soviet Union?

Space Race 21 books
The Soviet Union 379 books