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

Title
Power to explore : a history of Marshall Space Flight Center, 1960-1990 / Andrew J. Dunar and Stephen P. Waring.
Author
Dunar, Andrew J.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Office, Office of Policy and Plans, 1999.

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Additional Authors
Waring, Stephen P.
Description
x, 713 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Series Statement
NASA historical series
Uniform Title
NASA historical series.
Subject
  • George C. Marshall Space Flight Center > History
  • George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
  • 55.61 history of space flight
  • Ruimtevaart
  • NASA
  • SPACE EXPLORATION
  • NASA PROGRAMS
  • HISTORIES
  • UNITED STATES
Genre/Form
  • Government publications – United States.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Origins of Marshall Space Flight Center -- Center in the Saturn years : culture, choice, and change -- Crafting rockets and rovers : Apollo engineering achievements -- Marshall reconstruction -- Between a rocket and a hard place : transformation in a time of austerity -- Skylab : competition and cooperation in human systems -- Beyond "the gate of heaven" : Marshall diversifies -- Space shuttle : development of a new transportation system -- Challenger accident -- Recovery : investigation and return to flight -- Spacelab : international cooperation in orbit -- Hubble Space Telescope -- Space station : a visionary program in a pragmatic era -- Conclusion 1960-1990.
ISBN
  • 0160589924
  • 9780160589928
LCCN
99043539
OCLC
  • ocm42290367
  • 42290367
  • SCSB-1031198
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library