 First edition | |
| Author | Hugh Walters |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Leslie Wood |
| Language | English |
| Series | Chris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Faber |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 187 |
| OCLC | 30163717 |
| 823.91 | |
| Followed by | The Domes of Pico |
Blast Off at Woomera is a children's science fiction novel, the first in the Chris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A. series by British author Hugh Walters. It was published in the UK by Faber in 1957, in the United States by Criterion Books in 1958 (under the title Blast Off at 0300), and in the Netherlands in 1960 by Prisma Juniores (under the title Ruimtevaarder nummer één -- Astronaut Number One).[1]
The book predates the first actual usage of satellite imagery by two years, and human spaceflight by four years.
- ^ "Blast Off At Woomera". unexa.org. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.