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OverviewThe first six volumes of this projected eight-volume documentary history have become an indispensable reference work for anyone interested in the history of the U.S. civil space program and its development over time. This volume contains over 100 key documents, many of which are published for the first time. Each is introduced by a headnote providing context, bibliographical details, and background information necessary to understand the document. These are organized into two chapters, each beginning with an essay that keys the documents to major events in the history of space exploration. Full Product DetailsAuthor: United States , National Aeronautics and Space Administration , John M Logsdon , National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPublisher: Scientific and Technical Information Off Imprint: Scientific and Technical Information Off Dimensions: Width: 17.50cm , Height: 6.40cm , Length: 25.70cm Weight: 1.633kg ISBN: 9780160813818ISBN 10: 0160813816 Pages: 883 Publication Date: 04 December 2008 Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviews<p>ASTRONOMY NOW ONLINE (Website of the UK's best-selling astronomy magazine) by Reg Turnhill (portions excerpted 5/26/2009)<br>http: //astronomynow.com/books/AstronomyNow-BookReviews-ExploringtheUnknown.html <br> This seventh volume of NASA's definitive history is timely, covering human spaceflight in the fortietch year since the first Moon landing. It has the full text of President Kennedy insisting in secret talks with the head of NASA in 1962 that putting a man on the Moon ahead of Russia must have top priority after defence. We have to demonstrate that starting behind, as we did by a couple of years, by God, we passed them. <br> It also reveals that Buzz Aldrin, the second man to step on the Moon, has never been given the full credit for his technical work in making the landing possible. Even before joining NASA he had done much pioneering work on developing the procedures and tools necessary for spacecraft to rendezvous and dock while in orbit. Techniques he devised hav Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |