Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume VII: Human Spaceflight, Projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo: Human Spaceflight, Projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo

Author:   United States ,  National Aeronautics and Space Administration ,  John M Logsdon ,  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Publisher:   Scientific and Technical Information Off
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9780160813818


Pages:   883
Publication Date:   04 December 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume VII: Human Spaceflight, Projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo: Human Spaceflight, Projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo


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The 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.

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Author:   United States ,  National Aeronautics and Space Administration ,  John M Logsdon ,  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Publisher:   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:  

9780160813818


ISBN 10:   0160813816
Pages:   883
Publication Date:   04 December 2008
Audience:   Young adult ,  Teenage / Young adult
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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<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


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