Description |
ix, 181 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
Series |
The reference shelf ; v. 83, no. 3
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Reference shelf ; v. 83, no. 3.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
U.S. Space Program. Above and beyond / Andre Balogh (History Today) -- 50 and counting / Katherine Brick (Ad Astra) -- Apollo R&D changed technology history / Sharon Gaudin (Computerworld) -- Fear of a red planet is just what we need / Andrew Potter (Maclean's) -- Delusions of space enthusiasts: sometimes innovation gets interrupted / Neil deGrasse Tyson (Natural history) -- For NASA, longest countdown awaits / Kenneth Chang (The New York Times). |
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At a crossroads: should NASA be overhauled? Wealth of constellations: can the free market save the Space Program? / Charles Homans (Washington Monthly) -- Space to thrive / The Economist -- Wrecking NASA / Robert Zubrin (Commentary) -- Role of government in a new American space agenda / Rick Tumlinson (Huffington Post) -- Saving our space program / Bob Deutsch (USA Today Magazine) -- NASA, we've got a problem; but it can be fixed / John Tierney (The New York Times) -- Merging human spaceflight and science at NASA / Lou Friedman (The Space Review). |
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Outer space goes out to bid: should private companies lead U.S. spaceflight? Businesses take flight, with help from NASA / Kenneth Chang (The New York Times) -- Not lost in space: IE seeks cost-effective means for suborbital tourism / Michael Hughes (Industrial Engineer) -- Explorer / Max Chafkin (Inc.) -- Moon dreams: the Americans may still go to the moon before the Chinese / The Economist -- Commercial crew and NASA's tipping point / Jeff Foust (The Space Review). |
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A bold mission or sheer lunacy? Should we return to the moon? Good night, moon? / Current Events -- Moon-rush: Is the United States sitting out of the next space race? / Jeffrey Marlow (Ad Astra) -- Buzz Aldrin: Apollo astronaut says: forget the moon, let's colonize Mars / Buzz Aldrin with Brittany Sauser (Technology Review) -- Moon and Mars--stepping stones to life in space / Gordon Woodcock (Ad Astra). |
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Greenlighting the red planet: should we go straight to Mars? Destination Mars / Kate Lunau (MacLean's) -- Why we shouldn't go to Mars / Gregg Easterbrook (Time) -- Mars in 39 days / Sam Howe Verhovek (Popular Science) -- NASA's plans for manned expedition to Mars may include solar-powered spacecraft / Brian Palmer (The Washington Post) -- Making Mars the new Earth / Robert Kunzig (National Geographic). |
Subject |
Astronautics -- United States.
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Astronautics. |
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United States. |
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Outer space -- Exploration.
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Outer space. |
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. |
Added Author |
Mari, Christopher.
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Added Title |
American space exploration and development |
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United States national debate topic 2011-2012 |
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US national debate topic 2011-2012 |
ISBN |
9780824211097 alkaline paper |
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082421109X alkaline paper |
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