Exploring the Unknown Volume IV: Accessing Space: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program

Logsdon, John M; Williamson, Ray A; Launius, Roger D; Acker, Russell J; Garber, Stephen J

ISBN 10: 1470070138 / ISBN 13: 9781470070137

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• Title: Exploring the Unknown Volume IV: Accessing Space: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1470070138
• ISBN 13: 9781470070137
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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The documents selected for inclusion in this volume are presented in four major chapters, each covering a particular aspect of access to space and the manner in which it has developed over time. These chapters focus on the evolution toward the giant Saturn V rocket, the development of the Space Shuttle, space transportation commercialization, and future space transportation possibilities. Each chapter in this volume is introduced by an overview essay, prepared by individuals who are particularly well qualified to write on the topic. In the main, these essays are intended to introduce and complement the documents in the chapter and to place them, for the most part, in a chronological and substantive context. Each essay contains references to the documents in the chapter it introduces, and many also contain references to documents in other chapters of the collection. These introductory essays are the responsibility of their individual authors, and the views and conclusions contained therein do not necessarily represent the opinions of either George Washington University or NASA. NASA/SP-1999-4407 NASA History Series.