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Shattered dreams : the lost and canceled space missions /

Colin Burgess, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2019

"'Shattered Dreams' recounts the personal stories and recollections of several men and women who were in line to fly a specific or future spaceflight mission but lost that opportunity due to personal reasons, mission cancellations, or even trage[...]

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Outposts on the frontier : a fifty-year history of space stations /

Jay Chladek, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2017

The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest man-made structure to orbit Earth and has been conducting research for close to a decade and a half. Yet it is only the latest in a long line of space stations and laboratories that have flow[...]

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Eyeing the red storm : Eisenhower and the first attempt to build a spy satellite /

Robert M. Dienesch, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | 2016

Dienesch demonstrates how WS-117L promised Eisenhower not merely military intelligence but also the capacity to manage national security against the Soviet threat. As a fiscal conservative, Eisenhower believed a strong economy was the key to sur[...]

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Infinity beckoned : adventuring through the inner solar system, 1969-1989 /

Jay Gallentine, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | 2016

"Account of unmanned lunar and planetary exploration from the early 1970s to the early 1990s"-- "Infinity Beckoned illuminates a critical period of space history when humans dared an expansive leap into the inner solar system. With an irreverent[...]

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Go, Flight! : the unsung heroes of Mission Control, 1965-1992 /

Rick Houston, Author ; Milt Heflin, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2015

At first glance, it looks like just another auditorium in just another government building. But among the talented men (and later women) who worked in mission control, the room located on the third floor of Building 30 - at what is now Johnson [...]

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The ordinary spaceman : from boyhood dreams to astronaut /

Clayton C. Anderson, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | 2015

A memoir chronicling Clayton Anderson's quest to become an astronaut. From his childhood to working for NASA, and then eventually becoming an astronaut"--"What's it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet e[...]

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Bold they rise : the space shuttle early years, 1972-1986 /

David Hitt, Author ; Heather R. Smith, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2014

"Bold They Rise" tells the story of the Space Shuttle through the personal experiences of the astronauts, engineers, and scientists who made it happen--in space and on the ground, from the days of research and design through the heroic accomplis[...]

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Rockets and revolution : a cultural history of early spaceflight /

Michael G. Smith, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | 2014

'Rockets and Revolution' offers a multifaceted study of the race toward space in the first half of the twentieth century, examining how the Russian, European, and American pioneers competed against one another in the early years to acquire the f[...]

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GPS declassified : from smart bombs to smartphones /

Richard D. Easton, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | 2013

"GPS Declassified examines the development of GPS from its secret, Cold War military roots to its emergence as a worldwide consumer industry. Drawing on previously unexplored documents, the authors examine how military rivalries influenced the c[...]

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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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The X-15 rocket plane : flying the first wings into space /

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

With the Soviet Union{u2019}s launch of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957, the Cold War soared to new heights as Americans feared losing the race into space. The X-15 Rocket Plane tells the enthralling yet little-known story of the hypersonic[...]

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Realizing tomorrow : the path to private spaceflight

Chris Dubbs, Author ; Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2011

Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the quest to develop a private space program by individuals and commercial enterprises in America and Russia.

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Realizing tomorrow : the path to private spaceflight /

Chris Dubbs, Author ; Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2011

Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the quest to develop a private space program by individuals and commercial enterprises in America and Russia

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Ambassadors from Earth : pioneering explorations with unmanned spacecraft

Jay Gallentine | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2009

Aboard the Glacier -- Problem child -- The convict -- Light fuse, get away -- New moon -- Let's make a deal -- The creators and the makers -- Storming the Sea of Dreams -- Moving at the speed of design -- Job number MA-11 -- The science and the [...]

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To a distant day : the rocket pioneers /

Chris Gainor, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2008

Offers a complete and thoroughly compelling account of humanity's determined efforts, sometimes poignant, sometimes amazing, sometimes made to leave the earth behind. An account of humanity's efforts to leave the earth behind, Chris Gainor's na[...]

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Homesteading space : the Skylab story

David Hitt ; Owen K. Garriott ; Joe Kerwin | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2008

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In the Shadow of the Moon : A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969

Francis French, Author ; Colin Burgess, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2007

Tells the story of the exciting and challenging years in space flight, with two superpowers engaged in a titanic struggle to land one of their own people on the moon. This book explores the inspirations, ambitions, personalities, and experiences[...]

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