Science historian Wolverton (The Twilight Years: The Final Years of J. Robert Oppenheimer) constructs a well-researched and fast-paced history of U.S. nuclear testing in space, particularly Operation ...

Two months away from an impending October 1958 ban on atmospheric nuclear testing, the US Defense Nuclear Agency rushed to test an audacious new defensive capability - man-made radiation belts.

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NASMAIN copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Contents Introduction: The middle of nowhere -- The panic of 1958 -- The elevator repairman -- Lines of force -- A sense of ...