Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the US Civil Space Program

Logsdon, John M.

ISBN 10: 1289146098 / ISBN 13: 9781289146092

Published by BiblioGov, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the US Civil Space Program
• Publisher: BiblioGov
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1289146098
• ISBN 13: 9781289146092
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

The documents selected for inclusion in this volume are presented in three major sections, each covering a particular aspect of the origins, evolution, and execution of the US space science program. Chapter 1 deals with the origins, evolution, and organization of the space science program. Chapter 2 deals with the solar system exploration. Chapter 3 deals with NASA's astronomy and astrophysics efforts. Each chapter in the present volume is introduced by an overview essay. In the main, these essays are intended to introduce and complement the documents in the chapter and to place them in a chronological and substantive context. Each essay contains references to the documents in the chapter it introduces, and may also contain references to documents in other chapters of the collection