The birth of NASA the work of the Space Task Group, America's first true space pioneers /

"This is the story of the work of the original NASA space pioneers; men and women who were suddenly organized in 1958 from the then National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) into the Space Task Group. A relatively small group, they developed the initial mission concept plans and procedu...

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Main Author: Ehrenfried, Manfred von,
Other Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Chichester, UK : Springer : Published in association with Praxis Publishing, [2016]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 358 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Series: Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
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