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From engineering science to big science : the NACA and NASA Collier Trophy Research Project Winners

Pamela E. Mack, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1997

Within a short time of the first flight of the Wright brothers in 1903, the United States government recognized the importance of fostering development in the new and critical field of aeronautics. NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Commi[...]

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Wingless flight : the lifting body story

Dale R. Reed ; Darlene Lister ; Chuck Yeager | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1997

"Wingless flight" tells the dramatic story of the most unusual flying machines ever flown. Eight different lifting body configurations were flown at the NASA Flight Reserach Center (FRC) at Edwards, California over a 12 year period from 1963 to [...]

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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

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NASA historical data book : NASA resources 1969 - 1978

Ihor Y. Gawdiak ; Helen Fedor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1994

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The birth of NASA : the diary of T. Keith Glennan

J. D. Hunley, Editor ; Roger D. Launius, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1993

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Engines and innovation : Lewis laboratory and American propulsion technology

Virginia P. Dawson | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1991

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Where no man has gone before : a history of Apollo lunar exploration missions

William David Compton | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1989

This clearly-written account traces the ways in which scientists with interests in the Moon and engineers concerned with landing people on the Earth's satellite resolved their differences of approach and carried out a mission that made major con[...]

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On Mars : exploration of the Red Planet

Edward Clinton Ezell ; Linda Neuman Ezell | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1984

On Mars covers the Mariner, Voyager, and Viking projects. This history is largely the story of those people of Viking, how they faced and dealt, emotionally at times, with technical problems, with adversity in the form of budget and people troub[...]

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On mars : exploration of the Red Planet: 1958-1978

Edward Clinton Ezell ; Linda Neuman Ezell | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1984

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Beyond the atmosphere : early years of space science

Homer E. Newell | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1980

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Beyond the atmosphere : early years of space science

Homer Edward Newell | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1980

Beyond the Atmosphere covers administrative and technical aspects of this subject, as well as such topics as international cooperation.

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Chariots for Apollo : a history of manned lunar spacecraft

James M. Grimwood ; Loyd S. Swenson | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1979

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Chariots for Apollo : a history of manned lunar spacecraft

Brooks, Courtney, G. ; James M. Grimwood ; Loyd S. Jr. Swenson | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1979

Chariots for Apollo has become a standard reference for all who examine the American exploration of space. The Apollo spacecraft was developed as a means of accomplishing President John F. Kennedy's 1961 commitment for the United States to reach[...]

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Moonport : a history of Apollo launch facilities and operations

Charles D. Benson ; William Barnaby Faherty | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1978

Moonport presents a solid historical analysis of one of the twentieth century's most impressive technological achievements: the building and operation of the launch complex in Florida from which the United States undertook its Apollo lunar exped[...]

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On the shoulders of Titans : a history of Project Gemini

Barton C. Hacker ; Charles C. Alexander | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1977

Gemini was the intermediate manned space flight program between America's first steps into space with Mercury and the amazing and unprecedented accomplishments achieved during the manned lunar expeditions of Apollo. This book takes a detailed l[...]

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Skylab : a chronology

Roland W. Newkirk ; Ivan D. ... Ertel | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1977

Skylab exceeded all early expectations by being manned for 28,59, and 84 days respectively, a full 31 days longer than planned.Over the years, Skylab evolved in the wake of the lunar landing program. This chronology relates only the beginning.

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This new ocean : a history of Project Mercury

Loyd S. Jr. Swenson ; James M. Grimwood ; Charles C. Alexander | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1966

This New Ocean explores the people and the technology that made Project Mercury possible. It is a comprehensive and worthwhile read of America's first human spaceflight program.

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The Apollo spacecraft : a chronology

Ivan D. ... Ertel | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series

The chronology of the development of the Apollo spacecraft and the lunar mission provides specific documented information covering a wide range of happenings both directly and indirectly related to the program. This wealth of material should be [...]

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