The first six volumes of this projected eight-volume documentary history have become an indispensable reference work for anyone interested in the history of the U.S. civil space program and its development over time. This volume contains over 100 key documents, many of which are published for the first time. Each is introduced by a headnote providing context, bibliographical details, and background information necessary to understand the document. These are organized into two chapters, each beginning with an essay that keys the documents to major events in the history of space exploration.

Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program: Human Spaceflight: Projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo (Nasa History)

Business & Money

Roger D. Launius

John M. Logsdon

Education & Reference

United States Govt Printing Office

Since the first rocket-technology experiments of the early 20th century, space exploration has captivated the world. Recent advances and setbacks have included the new discoveries from the Galileo mission, the Mars Global Surveyor's revelation that water once existed on the Red Planet, the International Space Station, the advent of space tourism, and the devastating Space Shuttle disasters. This one-stop guide to space exploration provides a wealth of information for student researchers. A substantial 'Chronology of Events' and a narrative history outline the key events and people in the progression of space research and activity. Five topical essays--including a look at the Space Shuttle--examine several significant issues related to the politics and technology of space exploration from an international perspective. These chapters elucidate several sets of documents that give shape and substance to the larger story. Primary documents in this volume are organized by theme and represent the variety of materials available to anyone seeking a better understanding of the rise of space exploration. Also included are biographical sketches of key people associated with space flight, a listing of the human space flight missions undertaken since 1961, and an annotated bibliography of additional reading.

Frontiers of Space Exploration

History

World

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press

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Zion's Camp: Expedition to Missouri, 1834

Religion & Spirituality

Herald Pub. House

The most extensive and thorough account yet of the struggle between Mormons and non-Mormons in frontier Illinois, Cultures in Conflict presents a wide selection of historical documents - a number of which never have been published - concerning a mini civil war that erupted during the 1840s. John Hallwas and Roger Launius introduce these documents with probing but balanced discussions of the causes that underlay the conflict. They note the relationship of attitudes and events in Hancock County, Illinois, to the contemporary national scene and describe the individuals - from obscure local citizens to celebrated national figures - who participated in or commented on the strife that escalated into political and judicial oppression, vigilante action, property destruction, and killings by both sides. Cultures in Conflict chronicles the rise of a theocratic kingdom at Nauvoo, the increasingly strident response of non-Mormons, the repression of dissident Mormons at Nauvoo, the famous double murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith at Carthage, the subsequent civil war in Hancock County, and the forced exodus of Mormons from Illinois. Especially important is the historical information on the often overlooked two-year period between the Smith murders and the departure for the West of the majority of Mormons. Hallwas and Launius conclude that conflicting cultural myths made compromise and accommodation difficult and almost inevitably drew neighbors toward violence. Their documentation and analysis of that process provides an intimate glimpse into a seminal period in the evolution of both the Mormon Church and the Mississippi frontier.

Cultures In Conflict

John Hallwas

Americas

Utah State University Press

Cultures in Conflict offers students of history an invaluable source of documents regarding the history of the Mormon presence in Illinois. Few local histories are so academically sound. —Illinois Times Hallwas and Launius have compiled and written the most balanced and thorough account yet of the events and circumstances that led to the forced Mormon exodus from Nauvoo following the mini civil war that erupted in Illinois during the 1849s

Cultures In Conflict: A Documentary History of the Mormon War in Illinois

When future generations review the history of the twentieth century they will undoubtedly judge humanity's movement into space, with both machines and people, as one of its seminal developments. Even at this juncture, the complex nature of spaceflight and the activity that it has engendered on the part of many peoples and governments makes the U.S. civil space program a significant area of investigation. People from all avenues of experience and levels of education share an interest in the drama of spaceflight. This book is the most up-to-date synthesis of the American civil space program available, and the only one designed especially for use as a college textbook. Written by NASA's chief historian, it describes the history of this effort from its earliest origins to the early 1990s and offers a powerful analysis of the space program that merges political, economic, technological, scientific, and foreign affairs into a meaningful whole. As in all the Anvil Series texts, it has both a sound historical narrative and a set of key documents which suggest other aspects of the story.

NASA: A History of the U.S. Civil Space Program (An Anvil Original)

Science & Math

Astronomy & Space Science

Krieger Publishing Company

Coming Home: Reentry and Recovery From Space

Engineering & Transportation

Dennis R. Jenkins

Transportation

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Winner of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics History Manuscript Award. Originally published by the Smithsonian Institution in 2003 and priced at $39.95, this new edition has been fully updated by the author, Roger Launius, former chief historian of NASA and current member of the Space History Division of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. It tells the complete story of the vision, technological achievement and political infighting that led to the establishment of the first space stations as base camps for space exploration. Currently in orbit, the International Space Station s mission continues to expand, with new proposals including the possibility of using it as a way station to beam solar power to meet the earth s energy needs. The book s extensive illustrative material draws heavily on NASA archives as well as the collection of the Air and Space Museum. Illustrated in color throughout.

Space Stations: Base Camps to the Stars

Konecky&Konecky

NACA to NASA to Now The Frontiers of Air and Space in the American Century

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Communications, NASA History Program Office

The exhibit SPACE: A JOURNEY TO OUR FUTURE offers an exciting dynamic introduction to the thrilling story of the past, present, and - most important - future of space exploration. This companion book helps you pursure your journey of discovery. With compelling, accessible text and additional mind-expanding photographs and illustrations, it charts the history of space exploration from man's first musings about the heavens to the possibility that we will inhabit worlds beyond Earth.

Space a Journey to Our Future... The Official Companion to the Exhibit

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