Awards

• Winner of American Astronautical Society Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award 2002.
• Winner of American Astronautical Society Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award 2004 (United States)
• Winner of American Astronautical Society Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award 2004.

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Soundly based on the secondary literature and on archival research in the United States and Europe and provides an excellent overview of the topic within Johnson's chosen boundaries... I can highly recommend Johnson's book to historians of both the Cold War military and civilian space programs. Journal of Military History Johnson has been inspired by engineering to write good history. -- Jon Agar British Journal for the History of Science A book for general readers interested in business and management issues in the space program. Choice Johnson's in-depth, nuts-and-bolts manual sheds much light on a seldom studied secret of our recent space history. Space Review Well written and engaging in style. Satellite Evolution Group

Provides an excellent overview of the topic within Johnson's chosen boundaries... I can highly recommend Johnson's book to historians of both the Cold War military and civilian space programs. - Journal of Military History Johnson has been inspired by engineering to write good history. - British Journal for the History of Science A book for general readers interested in business and management issues in the space program. - Choice

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Stephen B. Johnson is an associate professor of space studies at the University of North Dakota.

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