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American moonshot : John F. Kennedy and the great space race /

Douglas Brinkley, Author | New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers | 2019

On the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing, acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley takes a fresh look at the American space program, President John F. Kennedy's inspiring challenge, and the race to the moon. Just months after being ele[...]

The politics of space security : strategic restraint and the pursuit of national interests

James Clay Moltz, Author | [S.l.] : Stanford University Press | 2019

For the past sixty years, countries have conducted military and civilian activities in space, often for competitive purposes. But they have not yet fought in this environment. This book examines the international politics of the space age from 1[...]

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[...]

Eisenhower at the dawn of the Space Age : Sputnik, rockets, and helping hands /

Mark Shanahan, Author | Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books | 2017

"Ahead of the sixtieth anniversary of the dawn of the Space Age, this revisionist study examines the development of space policy during the Eisenhower administration. It challenges traditional scholarly assessments and argues that President Eise[...]

The long space age : the economic origins of space exploration from Colonial America to the Cold War /

Alexander C. MacDonald, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2017

An economic historian argues that privately funded space exploration is not a new development, but a trend beginning with the astronomical observatories of the nineteenth century Over the last half-century there has been a rapid expansion in com[...]

The long space age : the economic origins of space exploration from Colonial America to the Cold War /

Alexander C. MacDonald, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2017

An economic historian argues that privately funded space exploration is not a new development, but a trend beginning with the astronomical observatories of the nineteenth century Over the last half-century there has been a rapid expansion in com[...]

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Abandoned in place : preserving America's space history /

Roger D. Launius ; Craig Covault ; Pamela Anne Melroy ; Beth Laura O'Leary ; Roland Miller, Author | Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press | 2016

Roland Miller's colour photographs document the NASA, air force, and army facilities across the US that once played a crucial role in the space race. The haunting images collected here impart artistic insight while preserving an important perio[...]

How outer space made America : geography, organization and the cosmic sublime

Daniel Sage, Author | New York : Routledge | 2016

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[...]

The interstellar age : inside the forty-year Voyager mission /

Jim Bell, Author | New York : Dutton | 2015

This title tells the story of the men and women who drove the Voyager spacecraft mission. Here, planetary scientist Jim Bell reveals what drove and continues to drive the members of this extraordinary team, including Ed Stone, Voyager 's chief s[...]

The other space race : Eisenhower and the quest for aerospace security /

Nicholas Michael Sambaluk, Author | [S.l.] : Naval Institute Press | 2015

This title presents a unique look at the early US space programme and how it both shaped and was shaped by politics during the Cold War. The well-argued, well-researched book gives much needed perspective on the Cold War's influence on space tra[...]

Societal impact of spaceflight

Steven J. Dick, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2015

This volume presents a series of in-depth studies on the mutual interaction of space exploration and society—part of a larger need to understand the relationships between science, technology, and society. After beginning with a study of public a[...]

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Societal impact of spaceflight

Steven J. Dick, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2015

This volume presents a series of in-depth studies on the mutual interaction of space exploration and society—part of a larger need to understand the relationships between science, technology, and society. After beginning with a study of public a[...]

Spies and shuttles : NASA's secret relationships with the DOD and CIA /

James E. David, Author | [S.l.] : University Press of Florida | 2015

Author James David tells the inside story of how NASA became a strange bedfellow to the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency, performing covert operations such as flying over sensitive areas, launching secret telecommunications[...]

Spies and shuttles : NASA's secret relationships with the DOD and CIA /

James E. David, Author | [S.l.] : University Press of Florida | 2015

Author James David tells the inside story of how NASA became a strange bedfellow to the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency, performing covert operations such as flying over sensitive areas, launching secret telecommunications[...]

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Partnership in space : the mid to late nineties /

Ben Evans, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2014

This latest entry in the History of Human Space Exploration miniseries by Ben Evans continues with an in-depth look at the mid to late Nineties. Picking up where Tragedy and Triumph in Orbit: The Eighties and Early Nineties left off, the story [...]

Astronaut wives club : a true story /

Lily Koppel, Author | [S.l.] : Headline | 2013

"As America's Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the brave smiles of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. They had te[...]

Eisenhower's Sputnik moment : the race for space and world prestige /

Yanek Mieczkowski, Author | [S.l.] : Cornell University Press | 2013

Manned spaceflight log II : 2006-2012

David Shayler, Author ; Michael D. Shayler, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2013

"This book, therefore, focuses upon the latest developments covering September 2006 through December 2012, a period of six years in which the main space station assembly was completed, yet another lease of life was given to Soyuz after over 40 y[...]

NASA in the world : fifty years of international collaboration in space /

John Krige, Author ; Angelina Long Callahan, Author ; Ashok Maharaj, Author | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology | 2013

To touch the face of God : the sacred, the profane and the American space program, 1957-1975 /

Kendrick Oliver, Author | Baltimore (United States) : The Johns Hopkins University Press | New series in NASA history | 2013

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth..." In 1968 the world watched as Earth rose over the moonscape, televised from the orbiting Apollo 8 mission capsule. Radioing back to Houston on Christmas Eve, astronauts recited the fi[...]

The politics of space security : strategic restraint and the pursuit of national interests

James Clay Moltz | [S.l.] : Stanford Security Studies | 2011

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Another science fiction : advertising the space race 1957-1962

Megan Shaw Prelinger | [S.l.] : Blast Books | 2010

Satellites in the sky -- The human body in space -- Spacecraft: form and function -- The landscape of space -- Mid-century modern space.

Foothold in the Heavens : the seventies

Ben Evans | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2010

NASA's first 50 years : historical perspectives

Steven J. Dick, Editor ; United States., Editor ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration., Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2010

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