02422nam 2200517 450 991079851630332120230808194648.01-4422-6287-7(CKB)3710000000777511(EBL)4625130(OCoLC)956648333(PQKBManifestationID)16451226(PQKBWorkID)14996888(PQKB)20329096(MiAaPQ)EBC4625130(DLC) 2016022829(EXLCZ)99371000000077751120160831h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHistorical guide to NASA and the space program /Ann Beardsley, C. Tony Garcia, and Joseph SweeneyLanham, Maryland :Rowman & Littlefield,2016.©20161 online resource (423 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-6286-9 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Appendix A: FY 2015 Budget Request; Appendix B: List of NASA Instruments, by Mission; Appendix C: NASA Employees, by Location, 2015; Appendix D: Partial List of NASA Active Missions and Their Assigned Directorates or Programs; Bibliography; About the AuthorsThe Historical Guide to NASA and the Space Program contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on space missions, astronauts, technical terms, space shuttles, satellites and the international space station. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about NASA and space exploration.AstronauticsUnited StatesHistoryOuter spaceExplorationUnited StatesHistoryAstronauticsHistory.629.40973Beardsley Ann1951-1504726Garcia C. TonySweeney JosephMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798516303321Historical guide to NASA and the space program3733876UNINA