Historical guide to NASA and the space program / Ann Beardsley, C. Tony Garcia, and Joseph Sweeney.

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Beardsley, Ann, 1951- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Description
xlv, 375 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    The Historical Guide to NASA and the Space Program contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on space missions, astronauts, technical terms, space shuttles, satellites and the international space station. -- Amazon.com.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references.
    Contents
    • Foreword
    • Acronyms and Abbreviations
    • Chronology
    • Introduction
    • The dictionary
    • Appendix A. FY 2015 Budget Request
    • Appendix B. List of NASA Instruments, by Mission
    • Appendix C. NASA Employees, by Location, 2015
    • Appendix D. Partial List of NASA Active Missions and Their Assigned Directorates or Programs.
    Other title(s)
    NASA and the space program
    ISBN
    • 9781442262867 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
    • 1442262869 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
    LCCN
    2016019702
    OCLC
    949325983
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