Aviation News Magazine Space Special Issue

On the 50th anniversary in 2011 of the flight that changed history, Key Publishing brings you the complete story of humankind’s incredible efforts to break the bonds of Earth. Set over 132 high-quality pages, Space is a story of triumph, disaster, heroism, invention, and sheer, unbridled determination.

Features include:

The Learning Years – Rocket-powered research aircraft developed at the end of the Second World War pave the way for hypersonic and manned space flight.

Apollo gets Ready - Mobilising a vast industrial machine, NASA brings together giant booster rockets and complex spacecraft ready for the moon missions

Moonwalk USA - Apollo finally gets off the ground and achieves the first landing within the decade, the goal set by Kennedy eight years earlier.

Back to the Future - Dreams of going to Mars, flights to the asteroids and privatised space flight give us a glimpse of the next 50 years of humans in space.