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Space Policy & Politics
     General
     NASA
     The Space Race
Manned Space Flight
     General History
     The Space Shuttle Program
     International Copperation & the Space Station
     In the Human Imagination
     Technical & Biological Issues
Unmanned Space Exploration
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Space Policy & Politics

     General
     NASA
     The Space Race

Space Policy & Politics: General

Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Aeronautics: Breakthrough Technologies to Meet Future Air and Space Transportation Needs and Goals
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board
ISBN-10: 0309062268 (paper)
National Academies Press, 1998
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Spying from Space: Constructing America's Satellite Command and Control Systems
David Christopher Arnold
ISBN-10: 1585443859 (cloth)
Texas A&M University Press, 2005

Sky as Frontier: Adventure, Aviation, and Empire
David T. Courtwright
ISBN-10: 1585444197 (paper)
Texas A&M University Press, 2004
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International Space Commerce: Building from Scratch
Roger Handberg
ISBN-10: 0813029848 (cloth)
University Press of Florida, 2006
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The Secret of Apollo: Systems Management in American and European Space Programs
Stephen B. Johnson
ISBN-10: 080186898X (cloth)
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002
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Policy Issues and Challenges for Interagency Space System Acquisition
Dana J. Johnson, et al.
ISBN-10: 0833030116 (paper)
RAND, 2001
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Selling Outer Space: Kennedy, the Media, and Funding for Project Apollo
James Kauffman
ISBN-10: 081730748 (paper)
University of Alabama Press, 1994
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Mastering the Ultimate High Ground: Next Steps in the Military Uses of Space
Benjamin S. Lambeth
ISBN-10: 0833033301 (paper)
RAND, 2003
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Space Policy in the Twenty-First Century
W. Henry Lambright, editor author info
ISBN-10: 0801870682 (cloth)
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002
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Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership
Roger D. Launius  author info
ISBN-10: 0252023366 (cloth)
ISBN-10: 0252066324 (paper)
University of Illinois Press, 1997
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A New Force at a New Frontier: Europe's Development in the Space Field in the Light of its Main Actors, Policies, Law and Activities from its Beginnings up to the Present
Kevin Madders
ISBN-10: 0521030226 (paper)
ISBN-13: 9780521030229 (paper)
Cambridge University Press, December 2007
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Neither Star Wars nor Sanctuary: Constraining the Military Uses of Space
Michael E. O'Hanlon
ISBN-10: 0815764561 (cloth)
ISBN-10: 081576457X (paper)
Brookings Institution Press, 2004
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Space Weapons, Earth Wars
Bob Preston, et al.
ISBN-10: 0833029371 (paper)
RAND, 2002
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Slipping the Surly Bonds: Reagan's Challenger Address
Mary E. Stuckey
ISBN-10: 1585445045 (cloth)
ISBN-10: 1585445126 (paper)
Texas A&M University Press, 2006
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Space Policy & Politics: NASA

Taking Science to the Moon: Lunar Experiments and the Apollo Program
Donald A. Beattie
ISBN-10: 0801865999 (cloth)
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001
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Gateway to the Moon: Building the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex
Charles D. Benson, William B. Faherty
ISBN-10: 0813020913 (paper)
University Press of Florida, 2001
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Testing Aircraft, Exploring SpaceAn Illustrated History of NACA and NASA
Roger E. Bilstein
ISBN-10: 0801871581 (cloth)
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003
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NASA and the Space Industry
Joan Lisa Bromberg
ISBN-10: 0801865328 (paper)
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000
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Florida's Space Coast: The Impact of NASA on the Sunshine State
William Barnaby Faherty, S.J.
ISBN-10: 081302563X (cloth)
University Press of Florida, 2003
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Defining NASA: The Historical Debate over the Agency's Mission
W. D. Kay
ISBN-10: 0791463818 (cloth)
SUNY Press, 2005
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Powering Apollo: James E. Webb of NASA
W. Henry Lambright author info
ISBN-10: 0801862051 (paper)
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000

Faster, Better, Cheaper: Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program
Howard E. McCurdy author info
ISBN-10: 0801867207 (cloth)
ISBN-10: 0801877490 (paper)
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001
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Inside NASA: High Technology and Organizational Change in the U.S. Space Program
Howard E. McCurdy author info
ISBN-10: 0801849756 (paper)
Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994
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The Last of the Great Observatories: Spitzer and the Era of Faster, Better, Cheaper at NASA
George H. Rieke
ISBN-10: 0816525226 (cloth)
ISBN-10: 0816525587 (paper)
University of Arizona Press, 2006
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Space Policy & Politics: The Space Race

The First Space Race: Launching the World’s First Satellites
Matt Bille, Erika Lishock; foreword by James A. Van Allen
ISBN-10: 1585443743 (paper)
Texas A&M University Press, 2004
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The Soviet Space Race with Apollo
Asif A. Siddiqi
ISBN-10: 0813026288 (paper)
University Press of Florida, 2003
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Sputnik and the Soviet Space Challenge
Asif A. Siddiqi
ISBN-10: 081302627X (paper)
University Press of Florida, 2003
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Manned Space Flight

     History
     The Space Shuttle Program
     International Cooperation and the Space Station
     In the Human Imagination
     Technical & Biological Issues

Manned Space Flight: History

Moon Launch! A History of the Saturn-Apollo Launch Operations
Charles D. Benson, William B. Faherty
ISBN-10: 0813020948 (paper)
University Press of Florida, 2001
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The Mars Project
Wernher von Braun
ISBN-10: 0252062272 (paper)
University of Illinois Press, 1991
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Space Odyssey: The First Forty Years of Space Exploration
Serge Brunier, Translated by Stephen Lyle
ISBN-10: 0521813565 (cloth)
ISBN-13: 9780521813563 (cloth)
Cambridge University Press, 2002

Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon
Colin Burgess, Kate Doolan author info
ISBN-10: 0803262124 (paper)
University of Nebraska Press, 2003
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Dark Side of the Moon: The Magnificent Madness of the American Lunar Quest
Gerard J. DeGroot
ISBN-10: 0814719953 (cloth)
New York University Press, November 2006
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Expanding the Envelope: Flight Research at NACA and NASA
Michael H. Gorn author info
ISBN-10: 0813122058 (cloth)
University Press of Kentucky, 2001

Almost Heaven: The Story of Women in Space
Bettyann Holtzmann Kelves
ISBN-10: 0262612135 (paper)
MIT Press, 2006

Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Story
R. Dale Reed, Darlene Lister; foreword by Chuck Yeager,
ISBN-10: 0813190266 (paper)
University Press of Kentucky, 2002

The Pre-Astronauts: Manned Ballooning on the Threshold of Space
Craig Ryan author info
ISBN-10: 1591147484 (paper)
Naval Institute Press, 2003
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Schirra's Space
Wally Schirra, with Richard Billings author info
ISBN-10: 157509824 (paper)
Naval Institute Press, 2000
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"Before This Decade is Out...": Personal Reflections on the Apollo Program
Glen E. Swanson, editor
ISBN-10: 0813025370 (paper)
University Press of Florida, 2002
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Manned Space Flight: The Space Shuttle Program

Teacher in Space: Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger Legacy
Colin Burgess, Foreword by Grace George Corrigan author info
ISBN-10: 0803261829 (paper)
University of Nebraska Press, 2000
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An Assessment of Space Shuttle Flight Software Development Processes
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
ISBN-10: 030904880X (paper)
National Academies Press, 1993
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Post-Challenger Assessment of Space Shuttle Flight Rates and Utilization
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
National Academies Press, 1986
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Post-Challenger Evaluation of Space Shuttle Risk Assessment and Management
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
National Academies Press, 1988
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Protecting the Space Shuttle from Meteoroids and Orbital Debris
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
ISBN-10: 0309059887 (paper)
National Academies Press, 1997
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Upgrading the Space Shuttle
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
ISBN-10: 0309063825 (paper)
National Academies Press, 1999
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Statistical Software Engineering
Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications
ISBN-10: 0309053447 (paper)
National Academies Press, 1996
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Before Lift-off: The Making of a Space Shuttle Crew
Henry S. F. Cooper, Jr.
ISBN-10: 0801835240 (cloth)
Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987
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A Journal for Christa: Christa McAuliffe, Teacher in Space
Grace George Corrigan author info
ISBN-10: 0803214596 (paper)
University of Nebraska Press, 1993
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The Voyages of Columbia: The First True Spaceship
Richard S. Lewis
ISBN-10: 0231059248 (cloth)
Columbia University Press, 1984

Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost, Schedule, and Risk—Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle
Rosa Lynn B. Pinkus, Larry J. Shuman, Norman P. Hummon, Harvey Wolfe
ISBN-10: 0521437504 (paper)
ISBN-13: 9780521437509 (paper)
Cambridge University Press, 1997
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The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA
Diane Vaughan author info
ISBN-10: 0226851761 (paper)
University of Chicago Press, 1997
G

Manned Space Flight: International Cooperation and the Space Station

Engineering Challenges to the Long-Term Operation of the International Space Station
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
National Academies Press, 2000
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Factors Affecting the Utilization of the International Space Station for Research in the Biological and Physical Sciences
Space Studies Board
National Academies Press, 2003
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Future Biotechnology Research on the International Space Station
Space Studies Board
National Academies Press, 2000
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Radiation and the International Space Station: Recommendations to Reduce Risk
Space Studies Board
National Academies Press, 2000
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Readiness Issues Related to Research in the Biological and Physical Sciences on the International Space Station
Space Studies Board
National Academies Press, 2001
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Review of NASA Plans for the International Space Station
Space Studies Board
ISBN-10: 0309100852 (paper)
National Academies Press, 2006
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Launching Europe: An Ethnography of European Cooperation in Space Science
Stacia E. Zabusky
ISBN-10: 1400808871 (e-book)
ISBN-10: 0691029725 (paper)
Princeton University Press, 2001
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Leaving Earth: Space Stations, Rival Superpowers, and the Quest for Interplanetary Travel
Robert Zimmerman author info
ISBN-10: 0309085489 (cloth)
ISBN-10: 0309097398 (paper)
National Academies Press/Joseph Henry Press, 2003
G

Manned Space Flight: In the Human Imagination

The Moon and the Western Imagination
Scott L. Montgomery
ISBN-10: 0816519897 (paper)
University of Arizona Press, 1999
G

Like Sex with Gods: An Unorthodox History of Flying
Bayla Singer
ISBN-10: 1585442569 (cloth)
Texas A&M University Press, 2003
G

Manned Space Flight: Technical & Biological Issues

Safe Passage: Astronaut Care for Exploration Missions
John R. Ball, Charles H. Evans, Jr., editors
ISBN-10: 0309075858 (paper)
National Academies Press, 2001
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Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles
Roger E. Bilstein
ISBN-10: 0813026911 (paper)
University Press of Florida, 2003
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From Earth to Orbit: An Assessment of Transportation Options
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
ISBN-10: 0309047269 (paper)
National Academies Press, 1992
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Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
ISBN-10: 0309051258 (cloth)
National Academies Press, 1995
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Reusable Launch Vehicle: Technology Development and Test Program
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
ISBN-10: 0309054370 (paper)
National Academies Press, 1996
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To Reach the High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles
Roger D. Launius, Dennis R. Jenkins, editors
ISBN-10: 0813122457 (cloth)
University Press of Kentucky, 2002

A Risk Reduction Strategy for Human Exploration of Space: A Review of NASA's Bioastronautics Roadmap
David Longnecker, Ricardo Molins, editors
ISBN-10: 030909948X (paper)
National Academies Press, 2006
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Testing the Limits: Aviation Medicine and the Origins of Manned Space Flight
Maura Phillips Mackowski
ISBN-10: 1585444391 (cloth)
Texas A&M University Press, 2005
G

The Human Exploration of Space
Committee on Human Exploration, National Research Council
ISBN-10: 0309060346 (paper)
National Academies Press, 1997
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A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine into the Next Century
Space Studies Board
ISBN-10: 0309060478 (paper)
National Academies Press, 1998
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A Tribble's Guide to Space: How to Get to Space and What to Do When You are There
Alan C. Tribble
ISBN-10: 0691027633 (paper)
Princeton University Press, 2002
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The Space Environment: Implications for Spacecraft Design
Alan C. Tribble
ISBN-10: 0691102996 (paper)
Princeton University Press, 1995
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Unmanned Space Exploration

Hazards Due to Comets and Asteroids
T. Gehrels, editor
ISBN-10: 0816515050 (cloth)
University of Arizona Press, 1995
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Space Resources: Breaking the Bonds of Earth
John S. Lewis, Ruth Lewis
ISBN-13: 0231064985 (cloth)
Columbia University Press, 1987

The Black Arrow Rocket
Douglas Millard
ISBN-10: 1900747413 (paper)
Michigan State University Press, distributed for National Museum of Science and Industry, 2002

Big Dish: Building America's Deep Space Connection to the Planets
Douglas J. Mudgway
ISBN-10: 0813028051 (cloth)
University Press of Florida, 2005
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Planetary Astronomy: From Ancient Times to the Third Millennium
Ronald A. Schorn
ISBN-10: 0890967873 (cloth)
Texas A&M University Press, 1998
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The Planet Mars: A History of Observation and Discovery
William Sheehan
ISBN-10: 0816516413 (paper)
University of Arizona Press, 1996
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Planets and Perception: Telescopic Views and Interpretations, 1609-1909
William Sheehan
ISBN-10: 0816510598 (cloth)
University of Arizona Press, 1988
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The Future of Space Exploration

Capture Dynamics and Chaotic Motions in Celestial Mechanics: With Applications to the Construction of Low Energy Transfers
Edward Belbruno
ISBN-10: 0691094802 (cloth)
Princeton University Press, 2004
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On the Edge of Earth: The Future of American Space Power
Stephen Lambakis author info
ISBN-10: 0813121981 (cloth)
University Press of Kentucky, 2001

Resources of Near Earth Space
John S. Lewis, Mildred Shapley Matthews, and Mary L. Guerrieri, editors
ISBN-10: 0816514046 (cloth)
University of Arizona Press, 1993
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Space in the 21st Century
Richard S. Lewis
ISBN-10: 0231063040 (cloth)
Columbia University Press, 1990

Safe on Mars: Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Martian Surface
Space Studies Board
ISBN-10: 030908654X (paper)
National Academies Press, 2002
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