TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kay,W.D.
TI  - Defining NASA: the historical debate over the agency's mission 
SN  - 0791463818 (alk. paper)
AV  - TL521.312 .K38 2005
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Albany
PB  - State University of New York Press
KW  - United States
KW  - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
KW  - Space sciences
KW  - History
KW  - Astronautics
N1  - 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
ER  -