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Taming liquid hydrogen : the Centaur upper stage rocket, 1958-2002

Virginia P. Dawson ; Mark D. Bowles ; United States. ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ; History Office National aeronautics and Space Administration | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2004

The book focuses on technical and political hurdles that Centaur faced over the three decades that it was managed by NASA Lewis Research Center.

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American X-vehicles : an inventory - X-1 to X-50

Jay Miller ; Dennis R. Jenkins ; Tonny Landis | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2003

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The smell of kerosene : a test pilot's odyssey

Donald L. Mallick ; Peter W. Merlin | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2003

The author gives the reader fascinating firsthand descriptions of his early naval flight training, carrier operations, and his research flying carrer with NASA and its predecessor agency, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).

The wind and beyond : a documentary journey into the history of aerodynamics in America

James R. Hansen, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2003

The wind and beyond : a documentary journey into the history of aerodynamics in America

James R. Hansen, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2003

Volume 1 relates the story of the invention of the airplane by the Wright brothers and the creation of the original aeronautical research establishment in the United States.

We freeze to please : a history of NASA's icing research tunnel and the quest for flight safety

William M. Leary | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2002

This is the story of a unique facility that has made unparalleled contributions to a specialized area of aeronautics research that affects virtually all who fly.

Wilbur & Orville Wright : a bibliography commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the first powered flight, December 17, 1903

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 2002

Exploring the unknown : selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Vol. 5, exploring the cosmos

Ray A. Williamson, Editor ; Roger D. Launius, Editor ; United States, Editor ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Editor ; Russell J. Acker, Editor ; History Office National aeronautics and Space Administration, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2001

"Exploring the unknown" is a multi-volume series containing a selection of key documents in the history of the U. S. civil space program. Volume V, focusing on the exploration of space by robotic spacecraft that have significantly altered our pe[...]

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Apollo by the numbers : a statistical reference

Richard W. Orloff | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2000

This work is a unique collection of valuable statistical information about Project Apollo. It includes a chapter (about 20 pages each) for Apollo 1 through Apollo 17. There are several data tables for each mission, plus a 50-page section with ad[...]

Atmosphere of freedom : sixty years at the NASA Ames Research Center

Glenn E. Bugos | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2000

Challenge to Apollo : the Soviet Union and the space race, 1945-1974

Asif A. Siddiqi | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2000

The book received the Emme Award for Astronautical Literature at the March 20 2000 luncheon of the Goddard Memorial Symposium, sponsored by the American Astronautical Society. Named in honor of the first NASA Historian, Eugene Emme, the Emme aw[...]

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Humans to Mars : fifty years of mission planning, 1950-2000

David S. F. Portree | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 2000

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Uplink-downlink : a history of the deep space network 1957-1997

Douglas J. Mudgway | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2000

How are NASA's robotic spacecraft tracked and controlled? Although the public generally focuses its attention on the remarkable scientific achievements of these spacecraft, the Deep Space Network (DSN) is less heralded. The DSN, however, provide[...]

NASA historical data book : NASA space applications, aeronautics and space research and technology, tracking and data acquisition/support operations, commercial programs, and resources 1979-1988

Judy A. Rumerman | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2000

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NASA historical data book : NASA Launch systems, Space transportation, Human Spaceflight, and Space science 1989-1998

Judy A. Rumerman | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2000

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"Before this decade is out..." : personal refelections on the Apollo program

Glen E. Swanson, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1999

On July 20, 1969, the human race accomplished its single greatest technological achievement of all time when a human first set foot to another celestial body. Six hours after landing at 4:17 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (with less than 30 seconds [...]

Exploring the unknown : selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Vol. 4, accessing space

Ray A. Williamson, Editor ; Roger D. Launius, Editor ; Russell J. Acker, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1999

"Exploring the unknown" is a multi-volume series containing a selection of key documents in the history of the U. S. civil space program. Volume IV, dealing with the question of access to space, publishes 134 key documents on the history of laun[...]

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Managing the Moon program : lessons learned from Project Apollo : proceedings of an oral history workshop conducted July 21, 1989

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 1999

Power to explore : a history of Marshall Space Flight Center 1960-1990

Andrew J. Dunar ; Stephen P. Waring | [S.l.] : NASA | NASA historical series | 1999

This scholarly study of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center places the institution in social, political, scientific, and technological context. It traces the evolution of Marshall, located in Huntsville, Alabama, from its origins as an Army miss[...]

The space shuttle decision : NASA's search for a reusable space vehicle

T. A. Heppenheimer | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1999

Long before the NASA was the throes of planning for the Apollo voyages to the Moon, many people had seen the need for a vehicle that could access space routinely. The idea of a reusable space shuttle dates at least to the theoretical rocketplane[...]

NASA historical data book : NASA llaunch systems, space transportation, human spaceflight, and space science 1979-1988

Judy A. Rumerman | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1999

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Exploring the unknown : selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Vol. 3, using space

Roger D. Launius, Editor ; John M. Logsdon, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1998

"Exploring the unknown" is a multi-volume series containing a selection of key documents in the history of the U. S. civil program. Volume III, focusing on the use of space for practical applications, prints 112 keys documents on the history of [...]

Legislative origins of the national aeronautics and space act of 1958 : proceedings of an oral history workshop

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 1998

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NASA's origins and the dawn of the space age

David S. F. Portree ; United States. ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ; History Office National aeronautics and Space Administration | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 1998

This book relates the origins of the space age, the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the first tentative step toward an operational capability to undertake space exploration.

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 | 1998

A classic history of the first American human space flight effort, Project Mercury, this book was first published in 1966 and is still much in demand. In addition to providing a policy and institutional history of this major NASA mission, "This [...]

Together in orbit : the origins of international participation in the space station

John M. Logsdon | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 1998

U.S. human spaceflight : a record of achievement, 1961-1998

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 | 1998

Astronautics and aeronautics, 1991-1995 : a chronology

Ihor Y. Gawdiak, Editor ; Charles Shetland, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1997

Beyond the ionosphere : fifty years of satellite communication

Andrew J. Butrica, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 1997

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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