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Marketing the moon : the selling of the Apollo lunar program /

David Meerman Scott, Author ; Richard Jurek, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2014

In July 1969, ninety-four percent of American televisions were tuned to coverage of Apollo 11's mission to the moon. How did space exploration, once the purview of rocket scientists, reach a larger audience than My Three Sons? Why did a governm[...]

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No requiem for the space age : the Apollo moon landings and American culture /

Matthew D. Tribbe, Author | Oxford : Oxford University Press | 2014

"During the summer of 1969-the summer Americans first walked on the moon-musician and poet Patti Smith recalled strolling down the Coney Island Boardwalk to a refreshment stand, where "pictures of Jesus, President Kennedy, and the astronauts wer[...]

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Space shuttle legacy : how we did it and what we learned /

Roger D. Launius ; John Krige, Author ; James I. Craig, Author ; Ned Allen, Author | Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 2013

For the first time in its 30-year history, the NASA Space Shuttle program is chronicled in precise detail, with a focus on the major aspects of the Space Shuttle History.

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Wheels stop : the tragedies and triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986-2011 /

Rick Houston, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2013

"Humanity's first reusable spacecraft and the most complex machine ever built, NASA's Space Shuttle debuted with great promise and as a dependable source of wonder and national pride. But with the Challenger catastrophe in 1986, the whole Space[...]

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Competing for space : satellite export policy and U.S. national security

[S.l.] : Aerospace Industries Association of America | 2012

The report details the impact that inappropriate export controls and inadequate trade policies have had on the U.S. satellite industry. It also offers recommendations that will make U.S. firms more competitive in the global marketplace while at[...]

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Pioneering: sustaining U.S. leadership in space

G. Ryan Faith, Author | [S.l.] : Space Foundation | 2012

NASA has accomplished many great feats since that time, in spite of being subjected to constantly shifting priorities and mixed signals from Congress and the administration. In the absence of a clear national consensus on the role and function o[...]

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Moon men return : USS Hornet and the recovery of the Apollo 11 astronauts

Scott W. Carmichael | [S.l.] : Naval Institute Press | 2010

This detailed account draws not only on historical records but also on the memories of eighty men who served aboard the Hornet and participated in the recovery operation, including Navy UDT frogman John M. Wolfram, who was the first to reach the[...]

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National space policy of the United States of America

Barack Obama, Author ; White House Office (United States), Author | Washington (United States) : Executive Office of the President | 2010

The National Space Policy expresses the President's direction for the nation's space activities. The policy articulates the President's commitment to reinvigorating U.S. leadership in space for the purposes of maintaining space as a stable and p[...]

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Apollo 17

Robert Godwin, Editor | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | The NASA mission reports | 2009

Content : 1. Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 3. Trajectory -- 4. Lunar surface science -- 5. Inflight science and photography -- 6. Medical experiments and inflight demonstrations -- 7. Command and service module -- 8. Lunar module performance -- [...]

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U.S. human spaceflight : a record of achievement, 1961-2006

Judy A. Rumerman, Editor ; United States., Editor ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration., Editor ; History Office National aeronautics and Space Administration, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 2007

This handy and richly illustrated reference work is an updating of the similarly titled Monograph 9 that was published in 1998.

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Apollo : a retrospective analysis

Roger D. Launius | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 2004

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Sojourner : an insider's view of the Mars pathfinder mission

Andrew Mishkin | [S.l.] : Berkeley Books | 2003

Contents : Laying the groundwork Pathfinder Going to Mars

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The Orbital Express Project of Bristol Aerospace and MicroSat Launch Systems, Inc.

Geoffrey V. Hughes | Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 1997

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Selling outer space : Kennedy, the media, and funding for Project Apollo, 1961-1963 /

James Lee Kauffman, Author | [S.l.] : University of Alabama Press | Studies in rhetoric and communication | 1994

This text examines the impact of the Kennedy administration's depiction of Project Apollo as a great frontier adventure that continues to affect American space policy three decades later. It explores how the media interacted with NASA to promot[...]

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Selling outer space : Kennedy, the media, and funding for Project Apollo, 1961-1963 /

James Lee Kauffman, Author | [S.l.] : University of Alabama Press | Studies in rhetoric and communication | 1994

This text examines the impact of the Kennedy administration's depiction of Project Apollo as a great frontier adventure that continues to affect American space policy three decades later. It explores how the media interacted with NASA to promot[...]

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Lunar impact : a history of Project Ranger

R. Cargill Hall | [S.l.] : Dover Publications | Dover books on astronomy | 1977

The original Ranger. The origins of Ranger ; Organizing the campaign ; Space science and the Ranger machine ; Ranger's lunar objectives in doubt ; Supporting the flight operations ; Test flights and disappointments ; A new national goal ; The q[...]

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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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Project Gemini technology and operations : a chronology

James M. Grimwood ; Barton C. Hacker ; Peter J. Vorzimmer | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 1969

Gemini was one of the early pioneering efforts in the developing space capability of this nation. The most significant achievments of Gemini involved precision maneuvring in orbit and a major extension of the duration of manned space flights. T[...]

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Project Mercury : a chronology

James M. Grimwood | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 1963

Project Mercury is now history. In its short span of four years, eight months, and one week as the Nation's first manned space flight program, Mercury earned a unique place in the annals of science and technology. This document chronicles the t[...]

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