Surveys the history of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, describing the major space craft and missions launched.
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ISBN:9781858942544 (hbk.)
ISBN:1858942543 (hbk.)
Physical Description:304 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. print
Publisher:London ; New York : Merrell, 2005.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-295) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. Before NASA : the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics -- 2. Up and out : from Mach 1 to Project Mercury -- 3. A man on the Moon : projects Gemini and Apollo -- 4. Robotic sentinels : voyages to the planets -- 5. The Shuttle : spaceflight in a time of pragmatism -- 6. Round and round : spaceflight in the twenty-first century -- Timeline.
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