We are living in one of the most dynamic periods of history — the Age of Space. Fantastic achievements have occurred in an amazingly short time.

Since the first edition of this book published in 1958, astronauts have orbited the earth in space vehicles. One satellite has sent back photographs of the far side of the moon. Others are giving mankind vast amounts of information about our planet Earth and its place in the solar system. Before long, satellites are expected to make world-wide television a reality. And experts are designing space ships for visits to the moon, Mars, and other planets.

To explain these and other exciting developments, David Dietz has extensively revised All About Satellites and Space Ships. In this new edition, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author describes the feats of such bold space pioneers as Shepard and Gargarin, Titov and Glenn. To illustrate recent advances, many new photographs and diagrams have been added to the book.

In its original version, All About Satellites and Space Ships was one of the most popular books ever published for young readers: a quarter of a million copies were distributed. Now this new edition will attract still more readers with its lucid and absorbing account of satellites and space ships.

From the dust jacket of the revised edition