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100 1 _aKay, W. D.
245 1 0 _aDefining NASA :
_bthe historical debate over the agency's mission /
_cW.D. Kay.
260 _aAlbany :
_bState University of New York Press,
_cc2005.
300 _axii, 247 p. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 179-241) and index.
505 0 _apt. 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.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration.
650 0 _aSpace sciences
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aAstronautics
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
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