Exploring the Unknown - Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program Volume III (Paperback)

Roger D. Launius

ISBN 10: 147838607X / ISBN 13: 9781478386070

Verlag: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 1998

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Paperback. One of the most important developments of the twentieth century has been the movement of humanity into space with machines and people. The underpinnings of that movement -why it took the shape it did; which individuals and organizations were involved; what factors drove a particular choice of scientific objectives and technologies to be used; and the political, economic, managerial, and international contexts in which the events of the space age unfolded- are all important ingredients of this epoch transition from an earthbound to spacefaring people. This desire to understand the development of spaceflight in the United States sparked this documentary history series. 'Exploring the Unknown' is a multi-volume series containing a selection of key documents in history of the U.S. civil space program. This current volume, Volume III, focusing on the use of space for practical applications, prints 112 key documents on the history of satellite communications, remote sensing of earth, and space as an investment in economic growth, edited for ease of use. Each is introduced by a headnote providing context, bibliographical information, and background information necessary to understanding the document. NASA History Series SP 4407. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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• Titel: Exploring the Unknown - Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program Volume III (Paperback)
• Verlag: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Veröffentlichungsdatum: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 147838607X
• ISBN-13: 9781478386070
• Bindung: Paperback
• Zustand: new

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One of the most important developments of the twentieth century has been the movement of humanity into space with machines and people. The underpinnings of that movement -why it took the shape it did; which individuals and organizations were involved; what factors drove a particular choice of scientific objectives and technologies to be used; and the political, economic, managerial, and international contexts in which the events of the space age unfolded- are all important ingredients of this epoch transition from an earthbound to spacefaring people. This desire to understand the development of spaceflight in the United States sparked this documentary history series. 'Exploring the Unknown' is a multi-volume series containing a selection of key documents in history of the U.S. civil space program. This current volume, Volume III, focusing on the use of space for practical applications, prints 112 key documents on the history of satellite communications, remote sensing of earth, and space as an investment in economic growth, edited for ease of use. Each is introduced by a headnote providing context, bibliographical information, and background information necessary to understanding the document. NASA History Series SP 4407.