Science et vie and the genesis of space exploration

Abstract

This work is focused on the articles published by Science et Vie, from 1945 to 1957, related with the first period of the Space Race, from the V-2 exploratory tests to the launch of the first artificial satellite, the Sputnik 1. This geopolitical complex period that coincided with the beginning of the Cold War would mark the future of the space conquest and, therefore, the whole second half of the 20th century. Results of the analysis of written reports, highlighted events, technologies and protagonists will be presented.