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Into the unknown together : the DOD, NASA, and early spaceflight / Mark Erickson

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: EBSCOhost eBook CollectionPublisher: Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala : Air University Press, 2005Description: Online Ressource (ix, 667 pages) : illustrationsISBN:
  • 9781429455527
  • 1429455527
Other title:
  • DOD, NASA, and early spaceflight
  • Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and early spaceflight
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Erscheint auch als: Into the unknown together Druck-AusgabeDDC classification:
  • 629.4500973
LOC classification:
  • TL873
Online resources: Summary: "Colonel Erickson examines the use of space exploration as a tool to secure international prestige and national pride as part of the Cold War struggle with the Soviet Union during the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations. He looks at the creation of the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA), the evolving NASA-DOD relationship, and the larger context in which this relationship was forged. He focuses on the human-spaceflight projects -- Projects Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Dynasoar, and the Manned Orbiting Laboratory--by examining the geopolitical, domestic political, and bureaucratic environments in which decisions concerning these projects were made. By blending in the individuals involved, the obstacles that were overcome, and the achievements of the US space program, Erickson reveals a special transformation that took place during this chapter of Americana."--Abstract from AU press web sitePPN: PPN: 802244858Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-4-NLEBK | ZDB-1-NEF | ZDB-1-NEL
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