288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-288)
Contents:
First steps: from Earth to the sky The Space Age: steps to orbit and beyond Human steps to space Global steps to space: a world of space agencies and institutes Space and society: building a spacefaring civilisation Private industry: commercial steps to space Planetary science: robotic steps to the solar system Astronomy in the Space Age: taking steps to the stars Next steps: where do we go from here? Mars quest: humanity's future on the Red Planet
