L'homme et l'espace

L'homme et l'espace is a 1984 mass-market illustrated dossier in the "Les Dossiers spéciaux du Grand Quid illustré" series (Robert Laffont). Across fourteen plates, Alain Dupas surveys the history of spaceflight, from the pioneers of the rocket to the Space Shuttle, by way of Sputnik, Gagarin, the conquest of the Moon, planetary exploration and application satellites. The book is built around abundant colour artwork (cutaway views of launchers and spacecraft) and closes on future prospects and careers in astronautics.