a novel by

Fred Ledley



Fred Ledley will be speaking about Sputnik's Child  and signing books at the 

NATIONAL SPACE SYMPOSIUM on Thursday, April 18, 2012. 

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Fred Ledley discussed Sputnik's Child on WMBR's Radio with a View  with host Marc Stern

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Jackie is Sputnik's Child - born on October 4, 1957, the day that a human satellite first escaped the gravity of Earth for the heavens. This is her story and the history of a generation forged in an Age of Aquarius, which found faith in the promise of technologies powerful enough to transport men to the Moon and picture the Earth as it appears to God. It is a story about one mother's foundation and fears, her exuberance and passion, and her desperation to find a cure for her stricken child that brings her to a crisis of faith.

Available in paperback and electronic editions online and by request at your favorite bookstores.  


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Sputnik's Child is a Certified Imagination ProductTM of the Space Foundation. This designation identifies entertainment products that inspire new generations to take an active interest in space.  www.spacecertification.org/





Proceeds from sales of this book are donated to the Space Foundation for educational programs to inspire a new generation of explorers. www.spacefoundation.org/