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Title:
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After Apollo? : Richard Nixon and the American space program /
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Authors:
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John M. Logsdon, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
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Series:
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Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-1-137-43852-2
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Size:
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xii, 356 pages / illustrations / 25 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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TL789.8.U5
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Subjects:
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Astronautics and state--United States
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Astronautics and state--United States--History
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Project Apollo (U.S.)
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Project Apollo (U.S.)--History
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--History
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Description:
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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 the question 'What do you do next, after landing on the Moon?' It fell to President Richard M. Nixon to answer this question. After Apollo? Richard Nixon and the American Space Program traces in detail how Nixon and his associates went about developing their response
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