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050 00 $aTL873$b.E75 2005
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100 1 $aErickson, Mark,$d1962-
245 10 $aInto the unknown together :$bthe DOD, NASA, and early spaceflight /$cMark Erickson.
246 30 $aDoD, NASA, and early spaceflight
260 $aMaxwell Air Force Base, Ala. :$bAir University Press,$c2005.
300 $aix, 667 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographic references (p. 547-654) and index.
520 $a"Colonel Erickson examines the use of space exploration as a tool to secure international prestige and national pride as part of the Cold War struggle with the Soviet Union during the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations. He looks at the creation of the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA), the evolving NASA-DOD relationship, and the larger context in which this relationship was forged. He focuses on the human-spaceflight projects -- Projects Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Dynasoar, and the Manned Orbiting Laboratory--by examining the geopolitical, domestic political, and bureaucratic environments in which decisions concerning these projects were made. By blending in the individuals involved, the obstacles that were overcome, and the achievements of the US space program, Erickson reveals a special transformation that took place during this chapter of Americana."--Abstract from AU press web site.
530 $aAlso available via the Internet
650 0 $aManned space flight$xGovernment policy$zUnited States$xHistory.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$xHistory.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bDepartment of Defense$xHistory.
650 0 $aAstronautics, Military$xGovernment policy$zUnited States.
650 0 $aAstronautics and state$zUnited States.
856 41 $uhttp://www.maxwell.af.mil/au/aul/aupress/Books/Erickson/erickson.pdf