Defining NASA : the historical debate over the agency's mission - Kay, W. D. (Albany : State University of New York Press, 2005)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-241) and index.
Keywords: United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Space sciences -- United States -- History; Astronautics -- United States -- History