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Orders of magnitude: A history of the NACA and NASA, 1915-1990This edition brings up to date the history of U.S. agencies for space exploration, the NACA and NASA, from 1915 through 1990. Early aviation and aeronautics research are described, with particular emphasis on the impact of the two world wars on aeronautics development and the postwar exploitation of those technologies. The reorganization and expansion of the NACA into NASA is described in detail as well as NASA's relationship with industry, the university system, and international space agencies such as the ESA. The dramatic space race of the 1950 and 1960s is recounted through a detailed histroy of the Gemini and Apollo programs and followed by a discussion of the many valuable social/scientific application of aeronautics technologies, many of which were realized through the launching of successful satellite projects. The further solar system explorations of the Voyager missions are described, as it the Challenger tragedy and the 1988 return to space of the Shuttle program. Future plans are outlined for a cooperatively funded international space station to foster the ongoing study of space science.
Document ID
19890017434
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Special Publication (SP)
Authors
Bilstein, Roger E. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1989
Subject Category
General
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.21:4406
NASA-SP-4406
Accession Number
89N26805
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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