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Frontiers of space exploration
- Title
- Frontiers of space exploration / Roger D. Launius.
- Author
- Launius, Roger D.
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | QB500.262 .L38 1998 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxxi, 204 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- From the first experimentation with rocket technology in the early 20th century to the Mir space station and the Mars Pathfinder mission of 1997, this one-stop guide to space exploration provides a wealth of information for student researchers. Roger D. Launius, Chief Historian of NASA, provides the latest information and analysis on all aspects of space exploration.
- Series Statement
- Greenwood Press guides to historic events of the twentieth century, 1092-177X
- Uniform Title
- Greenwood Press guides to historic events of the twentieth century.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-194) and index.
- Filmography: p. 195-196.
- Contents
- Series Foreword / Randall M. Miller -- Space Exploration Explained. 1. Historical Overview of Space Exploration. 2. The Race to the Moon. 3. Scientific Explorations in the Space Age. 4. A Permanent Presence in Space -- Biographies: A Gallery of Space Exploration Pioneers -- Primary Documents of Space Exploration -- App. American Space Flights, 1961-1997.
- ISBN
- 0313299684 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 97034788
- OCLC
- ocm37567235
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries