posted 10-03-2007 04:27 PM               

Mine would also include the early space race as this is what led up to Sputnik, like Siddiqi's history of the Soviet space program or even the autobiographies of the men like Medaris or the such.

Let's go!
J. M. Busby

Related threads for reference:

Sputnik 1
• A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey: 1957 - The Space Race Begins
  
• Epic Rivalry: The Inside Story of the Soviet and American Space Race
  
• Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries that Ignited the Space Age
  
  50 Years in Space
• "Space 50" by Piers Bizony
  
• After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age
  
• "Live From Cape Canaveral" (Jay Barbree)