The most sophisticated rockets in the world require the most sophisticated launch facilities, and the finest are found at the legendary places known as Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center.

Through the pages of this fascinating book, readers are taken on a behind-the-scenes visit that includes coverage of:

• The earliest development of rockets in the United States and Germany


• The development of rockets and their launch facilities at the Cape


• The missile race between the United States and the Soviet Union


• The great Apollo program and the race to put a man on the moon


• The Space Shuttle, Skylab, the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope.

Kennedy Space Center has served as the departure gate for every American manned space flight mission.  It will continue to make history as NASA embarks on new adventures of discovery in the 21st century.