Download or read book Exploring the Unknown Selected Documents in the History of the U S Civil Space Program Volume III Using Space written by John Logsdon and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 1998-08-01 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important developments of the twentieth century has been the movement of humanity into space with machines and people. The underpinnings of that movement -why it took the shape it did; which individuals and organizations were involved; what factors drove a particular choice of scientific objectives and technologies to be used; and the political, economic, managerial, and international contexts in which the events of the space age unfolded- are all important ingredients of this epoch transition from an earthbound to spacefaring people. This desire to understand the development of spaceflight in the United States sparked this documentary history series. 'Exploring the Unknown' is a multi-volume series containing a selection of key documents in history of the U.S. civil space program. This current volume, Volume III, focusing on the use of space for practical applications, prints 112 key documents on the history of satellite communications, remote sensing of earth, and space as an investment in economic growth, edited for ease of use. Each is introduced by a headnote providing context, bibliographical information, and background information necessary to understanding the document. NASA History Series SP 4407.
Download or read book Exploring the Unknown written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02-02 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important developments of the twentieth century has been the movement of humanity into space with machines and people. The underpinnings of that movement—why it took the shape it did; which individuals and organizations were involved; what factors drove a particular choice of scientific objectives and technologies to be used; and the political, economic, managerial, and international contexts in which the events of the space age unfolded—are all important ingredients of this epoch transition from an Earthbound to a spacefaring people. This desire to understand the development of spaceflight in the United States sparked this documentary history series. The extension of human activity into outer space has been accompanied by a high degree of self-awareness of its historical significance. Few large-scale activities have been as extensively chronicled so closely to the time they actually occurred. Many of those who were directly involved were quite conscious that they were making history, and they kept full records of their activities. Because most of the activity in outer space was carried out under government sponsorship, it was accompanied by the documentary record required of public institutions, and there has been a spate of official and privately written histories of most major aspects of space achievement to date. When top leaders considered what course of action to pursue in space, their deliberations and decisions often were carefully put on the record. There is, accordingly, no lack of material for those who aspire to understand the origins and evolution of U.S. space policies and programs. This reality forms the rationale for this series. Precisely because there is so much historical material available on space matters, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) decided in 1988 that it would be extremely useful to have a selective collection of many of the seminal documents related to the evolution of the U.S. civilian space program that was easily available to scholars and the interested public. While recognizing that much space activity has taken place under the sponsorship of the Department of Defense and other national security organizations, the U.S. private sector, and other countries around the world, NASA felt that there would be lasting value in a collection of documentary material primarily focused on the evolution of the U.S. government's civilian space program, most of which has been carried out under the agency's auspices since 1958. As a result, the NASA History Office contracted with the Space Policy Institute of George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs to prepare such a collection. This is the third volume in the documentary history series; three additional ones detailing programmatic developments with respect to space transportation, space science, and human spaceflight will follow. The documents selected for inclusion in this volume are presented in three major chapters, each covering a particular aspect of the utilization of space capabilities and the unique characteristics of the space environment. These chapters address: (1) communicating via satellite; (2) observing the Earth from space for practical purposes (Earth science will be covered in a later volume); and (3) the various ways in which space activities have had economic impacts. Volume I in this series covered the antecedents to the U.S. space program, as well as the origins and evolution of U.S. space policy and of NASA as an organizational institution. Volume II addressed the relationship between the civilian space program of the United States and the space activities of other countries, the relationship between the U.S. civilian and national security space and military efforts, and NASA's relationship with industry and academic institutions. As mentioned above, future volumes will cover space transportation, space science, and human spaceflight.
Download or read book Exploring the Unknown written by Roger D. Launius and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Exploring the unknown" is a multi-volume series containing a selection of key documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Volume V, focusing on the exploration of space by robotic spacecraft that have significantly altered our perspectives on the cosmos, prints 121 key documents on the history of space science, planetary exploration of the solar system, and space astrophysics, edited for ease of use. Many of these documents are published here for the first time. Each is introduced by a headnote providing context, bibliographical information, and background information necessary to understanding the document. This documentary history is an essential reference for anyone interested in the history of the U.S. civil space program and its development over time. It will serve as a valuable source both for students and scholars. Additional volumes will appear later that trace space science and the programmatic developments in the history of the U.S. exploration of space.
Download or read book Exploring the Unknown written by John M. Logsdon and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The documents selected for inclusion in this volume are presented in three major sections, each covering a particular aspect of the origins, evolution, and execution of the US space science program. Chapter 1 deals with the origins, evolution, and organization of the space science program. Chapter 2 deals with the solar system exploration. Chapter 3 deals with NASA's astronomy and astrophysics efforts. Each chapter in the present volume is introduced by an overview essay. In the main, these essays are intended to introduce and complement the documents in the chapter and to place them in a chronological and substantive context. Each essay contains references to the documents in the chapter it introduces, and may also contain references to documents in other chapters of the collection
Download or read book Exploring the Unknown Selected Documents in the History of the U S Civil Space Program Volume I Organizing for Exploration written by John Logsdon and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 1995-08-01 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of key documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program is presented. This volume deals with organizational developments of the space program. More than 200 documents are printed. Each is introduced by a headnote providing context, bibliographical information, and background information necessary to understanding the document. These are organized into four major sections, each beginning with an introductory essay that keys the documents to major events in the history of the space program. The NASA History Series. NASA SP 4407.
Download or read book Exploring the Unknown written by John M. Logsdon and published by . This book was released on 2003-12-01 with total page 795 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The civil space program of the U.S. has been one of the most significant activities of the latter half of the 20th cent. This is the first volume of a multi-volume series containing a selection of key documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Dealing with organizational developments, Vol. I includes more than 200 key documents on the development of the space age which are edited for ease of use. Many of these are published here for the first time. Each is introduced by a headnote providing context, bibliographical information, and background information necessary to understand the document. These are organized into 4 major sections, each beginning with an intro. essay that keys the documents to major events in the history of the space program.
Download or read book Exploring the Unknown Selected Documents in the History of the U S Civilian Space Program written by John M. Logsdon and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Exploring the Unknown written by John M. Logsdon and published by . This book was released on 2004-02 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The civil space program of the U.S. has been one of the most significant activities of the latter half of the 20th cent. This is the 4th volume of a multi-volume series containing a selection of key documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Vol. IV, dealing with the question of access to space, includes 134 key documents on development of the Saturn V Moon rocket, the Space Shuttle as a launch vehicle, the commercialization of space transport., & the development of Shuttle Plane & the X-33. Each is introduced by a headnote providing context, biblio. info., & background info. These are organized into 4 sections, each beginning with an intro. essay that keys the documents to major events in the history of the space program.
Download or read book Psychology of Space Exploration Contemporary Research in Historical Perspective written by Douglas A. Vakoch and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2012-01-27 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through essays on topics including survival in extreme environments and the multicultural dimensions of exploration, readers will gain an understanding of the psychological challenges that have faced the space program since its earliest days. An engaging read for those interested in space, history, and psychology alike, this is a highly relevant read as we stand poised on the edge of a new era of spaceflight. Each essay also explicitly addresses the history of the psychology of space exploration.
Download or read book Psychology of Space Exploration Contemporary Research in Historical Perspective written by Douglas A. Vakoch and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2011-07-06 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores some of the contributions of psychology to yesterday's great space race, today's orbiter and International Space Station missions, and tomorrow's journeys beyond Erath's orbit. It provides an analysis of the challenges facing future space explorers while at the same time presenting new empirical research on topics ranging from simulation studies of commercial spaceflights to the psychological benefits of viewing Earth from space.
Download or read book Exploring the Unknown Space and Earth Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exploring the Unknown written by John M. Logsdon and published by U. S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration. This book was released on 1995 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NASA SP-2004-4407. NASA History Series. Edited by John M. Logsdon, et al. 6th in a series containing a selection of key documents in the history of the United States civil space program. Includes chapters on solar physics, space physics, life sciences, and Earth science. LC. card 96-9066.
Download or read book Remembering the Space Age written by Steven J. Dick and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Publisher: Proceedings of October 2007 conference, sponsored by the NASA History Division and the National Air and Space Museum, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik 1 launch in October 1957 and the dawn of the space age.
Download or read book Remembering the space age Proceedings of the 50th Anniversary Conference written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Publisher: Proceedings of October 2007 conference, sponsored by the NASA History Division and the National Air and Space Museum, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik 1 launch in October 1957 and the dawn of the space age.
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