Defining NASA : the historical debate over the agency's mission /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kay, W. D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space sciences > United States > History.
Astronautics > United States > History.
Sciences spatiales > États-Unis > Histoire.
Astronautique > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
Astronautics
Space sciences
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Introduction
  • 1. What is NASA's purpose?
  • 2. Analytical framework
  • pt. 2. First mission
  • 3. Prehistory : space policy before Sputnik
  • 4. NASA : born out of fright (1957-1961)
  • 5. Mission advanced
  • pt. 3. Second mission
  • 6. Mission accomplished
  • now what?
  • 7. Space policy redefined (again)
  • 8. Dollars, not dreams ; business, not government
  • 9. Concluding thoughts.

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