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Title Power to explore : a history of Marshall Space Flight Center, 1960-1990 / Andrew J. Dunar and Stephen P. Waring.
Author Dunar, Andrew J.
Publication Info. Washington, DC : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Office, Office of Policy and Plans : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., 1999.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  629.478 DUN    Check Shelves
Description x, 713 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series NASA historical series
Note Shipping list no.: 2000-0014-S.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Note Includes index.
Contents Origins of Marshall Space Flight Center -- Center in the Saturn years : culture, choice, and change -- Crafting rockets and rovers : Apollo engineering achievements -- Marshall reconstruction -- Between a rocket and a hard place : transformation in a time of austerity -- Skylab : competition and cooperation in human systems -- Beyond "the gate of heaven" : Marshall diversifies -- Space shuttle : development of a new transportation system -- Challenger accident -- Recovery : investigation and return to flight -- Spacelab : international cooperation in orbit -- Hubble Space Telescope -- Space station : a visionary program in a pragmatic era -- Conclusion 1960-1990.
Subject George C. Marshall Space Flight Center -- History.
Added Author Waring, Stephen P.
Added Title History of Marshall Space Flight Center, 1960-1990
ISBN 0160589924 : $49.00
Gov't Document No. 0830-I
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