Exploring the Unknown - Selected Documents in the History of the U. S. Civil Space Program Volume I: Organizing for Exploration
Exploring the Unknown - Selected Documents in the History of the U. S. Civil Space Program Volume I: Organizing for Exploration

Author: John Logsdon

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 1995-08-01

Total Pages: 820

ISBN-13: 9781478385998

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A selection of key documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program is presented. This volume deals with organizational developments of the space program. More than 200 documents are printed. Each is introduced by a headnote providing context, bibliographical information, and background information necessary to understanding the document. These are organized into four major sections, each beginning with an introductory essay that keys the documents to major events in the history of the space program. The NASA History Series. NASA SP 4407.

Exploring the Unknown
Exploring the Unknown

Author: John M. Logsdon

Publisher: U. S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 786

ISBN-13:

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NASA SP-2004-4407. NASA History Series. Edited by John M. Logsdon, et al. 6th in a series containing a selection of key documents in the history of the United States civil space program. Includes chapters on solar physics, space physics, life sciences, and Earth science. LC. card 96-9066.

Exploring the Unknown
Exploring the Unknown

Author: Roger D. Launius

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 832

ISBN-13:

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"Exploring the unknown" is a multi-volume series containing a selection of key documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Volume V, focusing on the exploration of space by robotic spacecraft that have significantly altered our perspectives on the cosmos, prints 121 key documents on the history of space science, planetary exploration of the solar system, and space astrophysics, edited for ease of use. Many of these documents are published here for the first time. Each is introduced by a headnote providing context, bibliographical information, and background information necessary to understanding the document. This documentary history is an essential reference for anyone interested in the history of the U.S. civil space program and its development over time. It will serve as a valuable source both for students and scholars. Additional volumes will appear later that trace space science and the programmatic developments in the history of the U.S. exploration of space.

Exploring the Unknown
Exploring the Unknown

Author: John M. Logsdon

Publisher:

Published: 2003-12-01

Total Pages: 795

ISBN-13: 9780756735807

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The civil space program of the U.S. has been one of the most significant activities of the latter half of the 20th cent. This is the first volume of a multi-volume series containing a selection of key documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Dealing with organizational developments, Vol. I includes more than 200 key documents on the development of the space age which are edited for ease of use. Many of these are published here for the first time. Each is introduced by a headnote providing context, bibliographical information, and background information necessary to understand the document. These are organized into 4 major sections, each beginning with an intro. essay that keys the documents to major events in the history of the space program.