An edition of Prescription for Disaster: From the Glory of Apollo to the Betrayal of the Shuttle (1987)

Prescription for Disaster

From the Glory of Apollo to the Betrayal of the Shuttle

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An edition of Prescription for Disaster: From the Glory of Apollo to the Betrayal of the Shuttle (1987)

Prescription for Disaster

From the Glory of Apollo to the Betrayal of the Shuttle

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Follows NASA through seven presidential administrations. Examines how political decisions affected its achievements and technological competence.

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Publisher
Crown
Language
English
Pages
312

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Subjects
Challenger (Spacecraft), History, Space vehicle accidents, United States, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Raumfahrt, Astronautique, Geschichte
Places
United States
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Prescription for Disaster: From the Glory of Apollo to the Betrayal of the Shuttle
January 12, 1987, Crown
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Table of Contents

$18.95;Higher in Canada.
Contains index.
8 unnumbered pages of black-and-white photographs between pages 88 and 89.
8 unnumbered pages of black-and-white photographs between pages 184 and 185.

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 296-304.
Includes index.

Published in
New York City, New York, USA
Copyright Date
1986

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
363.1/24
Library of Congress
TL789.8.U5 T74 1987

Contributors

Editor
James O'shea Wade
Editor
Jane von Mehren
Cover Photographer
NASA
Cover Design
Ken Sansone
Cover Design
Peter A. Davis

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
[viii], 312 p.,; [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
312

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL2730092M
Internet Archive
prescriptionford00tren
ISBN 10
0517564157
LCCN
86024134
OCLC/WorldCat
14378065
Library Thing
20300
Goodreads
943559

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Follows NASA through seven presidential administrations. Examines how political decisions effected its achievements and technological competence.

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