Kay, W. D. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-241) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0791463818 (alk. paper) 9780791463819 (alk. paper) 0791463826 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780791463826 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004009798 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA517855  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013124050  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Space sciences--History.--United States<br/>Astronautics--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TL521.312  / .K38 2005