An excellent and very readable review of US/NASA space program<span class="post-br"></span>"I read one more book bedore I read this one. This book gave me a "more historic view" of the US space program, than the one book I read and three other I browsed. The book is light in weight (paperback versi
Space Exploration: Triumphs and Tragedies
- Publisher
- Gale
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 189
- Category
- Library
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✦ Synopsis
Space Exploration: Triumphs and Tragedies КНИГИ ;ВОЕННАЯ ИСТОРИЯ Издательство: GaleАвтор(ы): Kim Masters EvansЯзык: EnglishГод издания: 2009Количество страниц: 189ISBN: 978-1-4144-0778-4Формат: pdf (e-book)Размер: 13.3 mb RAPIDили IFOLDER 0
✦ Table of Contents
Cover Page......Page 1
Title Page......Page 3
ISBN 1414407785......Page 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS (with page links)......Page 5
PREFACE......Page 6
1 INTRODUCTION TO SPACE EXPLORATION......Page 8
2 SPACE ORGANIZATIONS PART 1 : THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION......Page 28
3 SPACE ORGANIZATIONS PART 2 : U.S. MILITARY, FOREIGN, AND PRIVATE......Page 50
4 THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM......Page 72
5 THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION......Page 90
6 ROBOTIC MISSIONS IN SUN- EARTH SPACE......Page 110
7 MARS......Page 130
8 THE FAR PLANETS AND BEYOND......Page 148
9 PUBLIC OPINION ABOUT SPACE EXPLORATION......Page 162
IMPORTANT NAMES AND ADDRESSES......Page 176
RESOURCES......Page 178
B......Page 180
C......Page 181
F......Page 182
J......Page 183
M......Page 184
N......Page 185
R......Page 186
S......Page 187
V......Page 188
Z......Page 189
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