Power to explore : a history of Marshall Space Flight Center, 1960-1990

Title
  1. Power to explore : a history of Marshall Space Flight Center, 1960-1990 / Andrew J. Dunar and Stephen P. Waring.
Published by
  1. Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Office, Office of Policy and Plans, 1999.
Author
  1. Dunar, Andrew J.

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Additional authors
  1. Waring, Stephen P.
Description
  1. x, 713 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Series statement
  1. NASA historical series
Uniform title
  1. NASA historical series.
Subject
  1. George C. Marshall Space Flight Center > History
  2. George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
  3. 55.61 history of space flight
  4. Ruimtevaart
  5. NASA
  6. SPACE EXPLORATION
  7. NASA PROGRAMS
  8. HISTORIES
  9. UNITED STATES
Genre/Form
  1. Government publications – United States.
  2. History.
Contents
  1. Origins of Marshall Space Flight Center -- Center in the Saturn years : culture, choice, and change -- Crafting rockets and rovers : Apollo engineering achievements -- Marshall reconstruction -- Between a rocket and a hard place : transformation in a time of austerity -- Skylab : competition and cooperation in human systems -- Beyond "the gate of heaven" : Marshall diversifies -- Space shuttle : development of a new transportation system -- Challenger accident -- Recovery : investigation and return to flight -- Spacelab : international cooperation in orbit -- Hubble Space Telescope -- Space station : a visionary program in a pragmatic era -- Conclusion 1960-1990.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.