Into the Unknown Together
The Dod, NASA, and Early Spaceflight
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Word Count
166,750 words, Guess
Page Count
667 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL12316452M
- ISBN-139781585661404
- ISBN-101585661406
- OCLC Control Number62409712
- OCLC Control Numberintounknowntoget00eric
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2006295328
- LibraryThing6108344
Classifications
- LCCTL873 .E75 2005
Description
"Colonel Erickson examines the use of space exploration as a tool to secure international prestige and national pride as part of the Cold War struggle with the Soviet Union during the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations. He looks at the creation of the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA), the evolving NASA-DOD relationship, and the larger context in which this relationship was forged. He focuses on the human-spaceflight projects -- Projects Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Dynasoar, and the Manned Orbiting Laboratory--by examining the geopolitical, domestic political, and bureaucratic environments in which decisions concerning these projects were made. By blending in the individuals involved, the obstacles that were overcome, and the achievements of the US space program, Erickson reveals a special transformation that took place during this chapter of Americana."--Abstract from AU press web site.
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