New moon rising : the making of America's new space vision and the remaking of NASA / by Frank Sietzen, Jr. & Keith L. Cowing.

Author
Sietzen, Frank [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
Burlington, Ont. : Apogee Books, ©2004.
Description
280 pages, [8] pages of plates : color illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.).

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    Summary note
    DVD includes footage of President George W. Bush's "Space Vision" speech at NASA headquarters in Jan. 2004; NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe's press conference following the announcement; Vice-President Dick Cheney's remarks at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; and animations from NASA from the Moon-Mars and Beyond Initiative and proposed ideas for the future exploration of the solar system.
    Notes
    • Series statement from publisher's website (viewed Aug. 12, 2004).
    • "Foreword by Homer Hickam"--Cover.
    • DVD contains video footage of President George W. Bush's "Space Vision" speech at NASA headquarters in Jan. 2004; NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe's press conference following the announcement; Vice-President Dick Cheney's remarks at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; and animations from NASA, of the Moon-Mars and Beyond Initiative, showing some of the proposed ideas for the future exploration of the solar system
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references.
    System details
    System requirements for accompanying videodisc: DVD.
    Contents
    • Foreword / by Homer Hickam
    • Author's note
    • Prologue: Across a hinge of history
    • 1. The long Goldin goodbye
    • 2. A call to duty
    • 3. Fields of debris
    • 4. CAIB & accountability
    • 5. Where is your vision?
    • 6. In search of a mission
    • 7. False starts
    • 8. Closure & decision
    • 9. Selling the plan
    • 10. Hard choices
    • 11. To worlds beyond
    • 12. The path to transformation
    • Epilogue: Legend & legacy
    • Acknowledgements.
    ISBN
    • 1894959124
    • 9781894959124
    LCCN
    2007367717
    OCLC
    • 1322299034
    • 56140988
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