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Winner of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics History Manuscript Award. This new edition has been fully updated by the author.
With contributions by Paul A. Hanle, Robert H. Kargon, and Joseph N. Tatarewicz.
Winner of the Watson Davis Prize, History of Science Society, 1990.
Dr. Roger D. Launius, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, is a member of the Radioisotope Power Systems Committee, National Research Council of the National Academies.
A publication worked on by staff of the National Air and Space Museum.
Discover the entire story of humankind's efforts in space exploration, from the earliest theories of the universe to the captivating successes and advances - as well as the heartbreaking setbacks - of the past fifty years.
A publication by a staff member or members of the National Air and Space Museum.
A publication edited by a member of the National Air and Space Museum's staff.
*NASA/SP-2007-4801, Document ID: 20080007234, price code EA5 (within the U.S. $25.00 plus $2.00 S & H; outside U.S. $50.00 plus $17.00 S & H). Order from https://www.sti.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/ordersti.pl.
Colin Powell once observed that "a dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work." This sentiment is mirrored dramatically in the story of African Americans in aerospace history.
New series in NASA History: Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel.
Digital edition available, $37.00.
