Into the unknown together : the DOD, NASA, and early spaceflight / Mark Erickson.
By: Erickson, Mark
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E-bookPublisher: Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, 2005Description: 1 recurso en línea (ix, 667 p.) : il.; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781429455527 (electronic bk.); 1429455527 (electronic bk.).Other title: DoD, NASA, and early spaceflight | Dept. of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and early spaceflight.Subject: AstronáuticaDDC classification: 629.4500973 Online resources: Acceso a este recurso digital (usuarios Universidad Europea de Madrid)
Also available via the Internet.Summary: "Colonel Erickson examines the use of space exploration as a tool to secure international prestige and national pride as part of the Cold War struggle with the Soviet Union during the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations. He looks at the creation of the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA), the evolving NASA-DOD relationship, and the larger context in which this relationship was forged. He focuses on the human-spaceflight projects -- Projects Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Dynasoar, and the Manned Orbiting Laboratory--by examining the geopolitical, domestic political, and bureaucratic environments in which decisions concerning these projects were made. By blending in the individuals involved, the obstacles that were overcome, and the achievements of the US space program, Erickson reveals a special transformation that took place during this chapter of Americana."--Abstract from AU press web site.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 547-654) and index.
"Colonel Erickson examines the use of space exploration as a tool to secure international prestige and national pride as part of the Cold War struggle with the Soviet Union during the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations. He looks at the creation of the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA), the evolving NASA-DOD relationship, and the larger context in which this relationship was forged. He focuses on the human-spaceflight projects -- Projects Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Dynasoar, and the Manned Orbiting Laboratory--by examining the geopolitical, domestic political, and bureaucratic environments in which decisions concerning these projects were made. By blending in the individuals involved, the obstacles that were overcome, and the achievements of the US space program, Erickson reveals a special transformation that took place during this chapter of Americana."--Abstract from AU press web site.
Also available via the Internet.
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