| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 676 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Williams-Ford Texas A & M University military history series ; number 161
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Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 161.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Early years, escape from Europe, and the end of World War II -- The beginning of the Cold War, nuclear weapons, and graduate school at MIT -- Edward Teller, the nuclear weapons laboratory at Livermore, and Cold War crises -- The University of California, the Middle Eastern wars, and the war in Vietnam -- 1967 and 1968: years of changes, setbacks, and decisions -- The NASA-Ames Research Center and the Cold War -- Nelson Rockefeller, the end of the war in Vietnam, and the proliferation of nuclear weapons -- The National Reconnaissance Office and the US Air Force -- Long-range bombers, missiles, and a space command for the Air Force -- Other duties as assigned and the election of Ronald Reagan -- The interregnum and the return to NASA -- The space shuttle, air force bombers, and a long-range plan for NASA -- Spacelab, Columbia, and fundamental changes in Cold War policy -- Defense against ballistic missiles and two important firsts in spaceflight -- The space station, the president, and leaving Washington -- The loss of Challenger, crucial summit meetings, and defense-related research at the University of Texas -- The reunification of Germany and the collapse of the Soviet Union -- Encore in Washington. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mark, Hans, 1929-2021.
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Mark, Hans, 1929-2021. |
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Aerospace engineers -- United States -- Biography.
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Aerospace engineers. |
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United States. |
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Cold War -- Biography.
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Cold War (1945-1989) |
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Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Aeronautics, Military. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Autobiographies.
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History.
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Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9781623497286 (electronic book) |
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1623497280 (electronic book) |
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9781623497279 |
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