Title:
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Spies and shuttles : NASA's secret relationships with the DOD and CIA /
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Authors:
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James E. David, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : University Press of Florida, 2015
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-8130-4999-1
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Size:
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xiv, 354 p. / ill. / 24 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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TL521.312
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Subjects:
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Astronautics and state--United States--History
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National security--United States
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--History
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Description:
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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 satellites, and missile launch testing
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Contents note:
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Introduction -- Forging close ties in NASA's early years -- NASA, the CIA, and foreign intelligence during the Apollo era -- Expanding interaction in old and new areas -- Restrictions on remote sensing from space -- Concerns over human spaceflight program experiments and lunar and astronomy program technologies -- The shuttle : NASA's radically new partnership with the national security agencies -- The national security agencies abandon the shuttle -- NASA's applications satellites and national security requirements -- Conclusion
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