Remembering the Space Age - Hardcover

 
9780160817236: Remembering the Space Age

Synopsis

Proceedings of October 2007 conference, sponsored by the NASA History Division and the National Air and Space Museum, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik 1 launch in October 1957 and the dawn of the space age.

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About the Author

Steven J. Dick is the Chief Historian for NASA and Director of the NASA History Division. He worked as an astronomer and historian of science at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, DC for 24 years before coming to NASA Headquarters in 2003. Among his recent books are Societal Impact of Space Flight (NASA SP 4801, 2007, edited with Roger Launius), Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight (NASA SP 4702, 2006, edited with Roger Launius), The Living Universe: NASA and the Development o Astrobiology (2004), with James Strick) and Sky and Ocean Joined: The U.S. Naval Observatory, 1830 2000 (2003). Dr. Dick is the recipient of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, two NASA Group Achievements Awards, and the 2006 LeRoy E. Doggett Prize for Historical Astronomy of the American Astronomical Society.

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