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Beyond the Moon(Hardback)
A Golden Age of Planetary Exploration, 1971-1978
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
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17/09/2000
During the 1970s, Americans launched twelve robot spacecraft to the far corners of the solar system. Each mission yielded detailed knowledge of Earth's neighboring planets. This book documents the e...
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The Enterprise of Flight(Paperback)
The American Aviation and Aerospace Industry
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
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17/09/2001
"Enterprise of Flight" is a highly praised contribution to the literature on American aviation and space exploration history. In the book's introduction, the author explains how international compet...
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Asteroids(Paperback)
A History
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
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17/07/2001
This history of asteroids explains how ideas about asteroids have evolved and provides insights into the evolution of scientific ideas. The author covers all aspects of asteroid investigation, such ...
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The Air Force Integrates(Hardback)
1945-1964
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
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17/08/1998
Documenting the racial integration of the Air Force from the end of World War II to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, this book details the uneven progress of a major shift in military po...
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Jerome C. Hunsaker and the Rise of American Aeronautics(Hardback)
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
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17/02/2002
Jerome C Hunsaker's cumulative effect on both American aeronautics and engineering is immense. This chronicle of his six decades in aeronautics traces both his accomplishments and dispiriting setbac...
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The Origins of Satellite Communications, 1945-1965(Hardback)
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
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17/08/2002
Conventional assumptions hold that US government research and development efforts produced the satellite communications industry. This work reveals that most of the satellite technology was privatel...
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