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The Penguin book of outer space exploration : NASA and the incredible story of human spaceflight /

John M. Logsdon, Editor ; Bill Nye, Author of introduction, etc. | [S.l.] : Penguin Books | 2018

Using items in the NASA archive together with expert narrative guidance, this history of how Americans got to space begins with Wernher von Braun's vision for voyaging to Mars and ends with Elon Musk's contemporary plan to get there. It covers t[...]

Ronald Reagan and the space frontier

John M. Logsdon, Author | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology | 2018

When Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980, limits on NASA funding and the lack of direction under the Nixon and Carter administrations had left the U.S. space program at a crossroads. In contrast to his predecessors, Reagan saw outer space as human[...]

After Apollo? : Richard Nixon and the American space program /

John M. Logsdon, Author | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology | 2015

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took 'one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.' The success of the Apollo 11 mission satisfied the goal that had been set by President John F. Kennedy just over eight years earlier. It also raised th[...]

John F. Kennedy and the race to the moon

John M. Logsdon | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | 2011

Collective security in space : Asian perspectives

John M. Logsdon, Editor ; James Clay Moltz, Editor | [S.l.] : George Washington University. Space Policy Institute | 2008

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Exploring the unknown : selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Vol. 7, human spaceflight: projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo

John M. Logsdon, Editor ; Roger D. Launius, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2008

Collective security in space : European perspectives

John M. Logsdon ; James Clay Moltz ; George Washington University. ; Emma S. Hinds ; Space Policy Institute. | [S.l.] : George Washington University. Space Policy Institute | 2007

Collective security in space: a key factor for sustainable long-term use of space /; Gerard Brachet --; Common security in outer space and international law: a European perspective /; Detlev Wolter --; New approaches to achieving space security [...]

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Exploring the unknown : selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Vol. 6, space and earth science

John M. Logsdon, Editor ; Roger D. Launius, Editor ; Ray A. Williamson, Editor ; Stephen J. Garber, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2004

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Reconsidering Sputnik : forty years since the Soviet satellite

Roger D. Launius, Editor ; John M. Logsdon, Editor ; Robert W. Smith, Editor | [S.l.] : Harwood Academic Pub. | Studies in the History of science, technology and medicine | 2000

On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into Earth orbit. This 184-pound, basketball-sized sphere ushered in the era of the space race. At the height of the Cold War and several months into the Int[...]

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Merchants and guardians : balancing U. S. interests in global space commerce

Russell J. Acker, Editor ; John M. Logsdon, Editor | [S.l.] : George Washington University | 1999

Exploring the unknown : selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Vol. 3, using space

Roger D. Launius, Editor ; John M. Logsdon, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1998

"Exploring the unknown" is a multi-volume series containing a selection of key documents in the history of the U. S. civil program. Volume III, focusing on the use of space for practical applications, prints 112 keys documents on the history of [...]

Eye in the sky : the story of the Corona spy satellites

Brian Latell, Editor ; John M. Logsdon, Editor ; Dwayne A. Day, Editor | [S.l.] : Smithsonian Institution Press | Smithsonian History of Aviation | 1998

During the last few years, the Central Intelligence Agency has released to the public vast quantities of once highly sensitive Cold War records and imagery. Chief among the declassified materials are more than 800 000 reconnaissance photographs [...]

Together in orbit : the origins of international participation in the space station

John M. Logsdon | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 1998

Life on Mars : what are the implications?

John M. Logsdon, Editor ; Bridget R. Ziegelaar, Editor ; George Washington University, Editor ; Anne Marie Burns, Editor ; Space Policy Institute, Editor ; Life in the universe : What can the martian fossil tell us? (1996 : Washington, DC)., Editor | [S.l.] : George Washington University | 1997

Exploring the unknown : selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Vol. 2, external relationships

Roger D. Launius, Editor ; Dwayne A. Day, Editor ; John M. Logsdon, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1996

Exploring the unknown : selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Vol. 1, organizing for exploration

John M. Logsdon, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 1995

The decision to go to the Moon : Project Apollo and the national interest

John M. Logsdon | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 1970

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