Defining NASA : the historical debate over the agency's mission /
Kay, W. D.
Defining NASA : the historical debate over the agency's mission / W.D. Kay. - Albany : State University of New York Press, c2005. - xii, 247 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-241) and index.
pt. 1. Introduction -- 1. What is NASA's purpose? -- 2. Analytical framework -- pt. 2. First mission -- 3. Prehistory : space policy before Sputnik -- 4. NASA : born out of fright (1957-1961) -- 5. Mission advanced -- pt. 3. Second mission -- 6. Mission accomplished-- now what? -- 7. Space policy redefined (again) -- 8. Dollars, not dreams ; business, not government -- 9. Concluding thoughts.
0791463818 (alk. paper) 9780791463819 (alk. paper) 0791463826 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780791463826 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2004009798
GBA517855 bnb
013124050 Uk
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Space sciences--History.--United States
Astronautics--History.--United States
TL521.312 / .K38 2005
Defining NASA : the historical debate over the agency's mission / W.D. Kay. - Albany : State University of New York Press, c2005. - xii, 247 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-241) and index.
pt. 1. Introduction -- 1. What is NASA's purpose? -- 2. Analytical framework -- pt. 2. First mission -- 3. Prehistory : space policy before Sputnik -- 4. NASA : born out of fright (1957-1961) -- 5. Mission advanced -- pt. 3. Second mission -- 6. Mission accomplished-- now what? -- 7. Space policy redefined (again) -- 8. Dollars, not dreams ; business, not government -- 9. Concluding thoughts.
0791463818 (alk. paper) 9780791463819 (alk. paper) 0791463826 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780791463826 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2004009798
GBA517855 bnb
013124050 Uk
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Space sciences--History.--United States
Astronautics--History.--United States
TL521.312 / .K38 2005