Nasa A History of the U.S. Civil Space Program

When future generations review the history of the 20th century, they will undoubtedly judge humanity's movement into space, with both machines & people, as one of its seminal developments. Even at this juncture, the complex nature of spaceflight & the activity that it has engendered on the part of many peoples & governments make the U.S. civil space program a significant area of investigation. People from all avenues of experience & levels of education share an interest in the drama of spaceflight. This book is the most up-to-date synthesis available of the American civil space program. It describes the history of this effort from its earliest origins to the early 1990s & offers a powerful analysis of the space program that merges political, economic, technological, scientific, & foreign affairs into a meaningful whole.Launius, Roger D. is the author of 'Nasa A History of the U.S. Civil Space Program' with ISBN 9780894648786 and ISBN 0894648780.