Space Policy & Politics General NASA The Space Race Space Policy & Politics: GeneralMaintaining 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 S
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 G
International Space Commerce: Building from Scratch Roger Handberg ISBN-10: 0813029848 (cloth) University Press of Florida, 2006 G
The Secret of Apollo: Systems Management in American and European Space Programs Stephen B. Johnson ISBN-10: 080186898X (cloth) Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002 S
Policy Issues and Challenges for Interagency Space System Acquisition Dana J. Johnson, et al. ISBN-10: 0833030116 (paper) RAND, 2001 S
Selling Outer Space: Kennedy, the Media, and Funding for Project Apollo James Kauffman ISBN-10: 081730748 (paper) University of Alabama Press, 1994 G
Mastering the Ultimate High Ground: Next Steps in the Military Uses of Space Benjamin S. Lambeth ISBN-10: 0833033301 (paper) RAND, 2003 S
Space Policy in the Twenty-First Century W. Henry Lambright, editor  ISBN-10: 0801870682 (cloth) Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002 S
Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership Roger D. Launius  ISBN-10: 0252023366 (cloth) ISBN-10: 0252066324 (paper) University of Illinois Press, 1997 G
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 S
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 S
Space Weapons, Earth Wars Bob Preston, et al. ISBN-10: 0833029371 (paper) RAND, 2002 G
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 G
Space Policy & Politics: NASATaking Science to the Moon: Lunar Experiments and the Apollo Program Donald A. Beattie ISBN-10: 0801865999 (cloth) Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001 S
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 G
Testing Aircraft, Exploring SpaceAn Illustrated History of NACA and NASA Roger E. Bilstein ISBN-10: 0801871581 (cloth) Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003 S
NASA and the Space Industry Joan Lisa Bromberg ISBN-10: 0801865328 (paper) Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000 S
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 G
Defining NASA: The Historical Debate over the Agency's Mission W. D. Kay ISBN-10: 0791463818 (cloth) SUNY Press, 2005 G
Powering Apollo: James E. Webb of NASA W. Henry Lambright  ISBN-10: 0801862051 (paper) Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000
Faster, Better, Cheaper: Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program Howard E. McCurdy  ISBN-10: 0801867207 (cloth) ISBN-10: 0801877490 (paper) Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001 S
Inside NASA: High Technology and Organizational Change in the U.S. Space Program Howard E. McCurdy  ISBN-10: 0801849756 (paper) Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994 S
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 G
Space Policy & Politics: The Space RaceThe 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 G
The Soviet Space Race with Apollo Asif A. Siddiqi ISBN-10: 0813026288 (paper) University Press of Florida, 2003 G
Sputnik and the Soviet Space Challenge Asif A. Siddiqi ISBN-10: 081302627X (paper) University Press of Florida, 2003 G
Return to Top Manned Space Flight History The Space Shuttle Program International Cooperation and the Space Station In the Human Imagination Technical & Biological Issues Manned Space Flight: HistoryMoon Launch! A History of the Saturn-Apollo Launch Operations Charles D. Benson, William B. Faherty ISBN-10: 0813020948 (paper) University Press of Florida, 2001 G
The Mars Project Wernher von Braun ISBN-10: 0252062272 (paper) University of Illinois Press, 1991 S
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  ISBN-10: 0803262124 (paper) University of Nebraska Press, 2003 G
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 G
Expanding the Envelope: Flight Research at NACA and NASA Michael H. Gorn  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  ISBN-10: 1591147484 (paper) Naval Institute Press, 2003 G
Schirra's Space Wally Schirra, with Richard Billings  ISBN-10: 157509824 (paper) Naval Institute Press, 2000 G
"Before This Decade is Out...": Personal Reflections on the Apollo Program Glen E. Swanson, editor ISBN-10: 0813025370 (paper) University Press of Florida, 2002 G
Manned Space Flight: The Space Shuttle ProgramTeacher in Space: Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger Legacy Colin Burgess, Foreword by Grace George Corrigan  ISBN-10: 0803261829 (paper) University of Nebraska Press, 2000 G
An Assessment of Space Shuttle Flight Software Development Processes Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems ISBN-10: 030904880X (paper) National Academies Press, 1993 S
Post-Challenger Assessment of Space Shuttle Flight Rates and Utilization Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems National Academies Press, 1986 S
Post-Challenger Evaluation of Space Shuttle Risk Assessment and Management Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems National Academies Press, 1988 S
Protecting the Space Shuttle from Meteoroids and Orbital Debris Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems ISBN-10: 0309059887 (paper) National Academies Press, 1997 S
Upgrading the Space Shuttle Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems ISBN-10: 0309063825 (paper) National Academies Press, 1999 S
Statistical Software Engineering Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications ISBN-10: 0309053447 (paper) National Academies Press, 1996 S
Before Lift-off: The Making of a Space Shuttle Crew Henry S. F. Cooper, Jr. ISBN-10: 0801835240 (cloth) Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987 S
A Journal for Christa: Christa McAuliffe, Teacher in Space Grace George Corrigan  ISBN-10: 0803214596 (paper) University of Nebraska Press, 1993 G
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 G
The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA Diane Vaughan  ISBN-10: 0226851761 (paper) University of Chicago Press, 1997 G
Manned Space Flight: International Cooperation and the Space StationEngineering Challenges to the Long-Term Operation of the International Space Station Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems National Academies Press, 2000 S
Factors Affecting the Utilization of the International Space Station for Research in the Biological and Physical Sciences Space Studies Board National Academies Press, 2003 S
Future Biotechnology Research on the International Space Station Space Studies Board National Academies Press, 2000 S
Radiation and the International Space Station: Recommendations to Reduce Risk Space Studies Board National Academies Press, 2000 S
Readiness Issues Related to Research in the Biological and Physical Sciences on the International Space Station Space Studies Board National Academies Press, 2001 S
Review of NASA Plans for the International Space Station Space Studies Board ISBN-10: 0309100852 (paper) National Academies Press, 2006 S
Launching Europe: An Ethnography of European Cooperation in Space Science Stacia E. Zabusky
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ISBN-10: 0691029725 (paper) Princeton University Press, 2001 G
Leaving Earth: Space Stations, Rival Superpowers, and the Quest for Interplanetary Travel Robert Zimmerman  ISBN-10: 0309085489 (cloth) ISBN-10: 0309097398 (paper) National Academies Press/Joseph Henry Press, 2003 G
Manned Space Flight: In the Human ImaginationThe 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 IssuesSafe Passage: Astronaut Care for Exploration Missions John R. Ball, Charles H. Evans, Jr., editors ISBN-10: 0309075858 (paper) National Academies Press, 2001 S
Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles Roger E. Bilstein ISBN-10: 0813026911 (paper) University Press of Florida, 2003 G
From Earth to Orbit: An Assessment of Transportation Options Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems ISBN-10: 0309047269 (paper) National Academies Press, 1992 S
Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems ISBN-10: 0309051258 (cloth) National Academies Press, 1995 S
Reusable Launch Vehicle: Technology Development and Test Program Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems ISBN-10: 0309054370 (paper) National Academies Press, 1996 S
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 S
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 S
A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine into the Next Century Space Studies Board ISBN-10: 0309060478 (paper) National Academies Press, 1998 S
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 G
The Space Environment: Implications for Spacecraft Design Alan C. Tribble ISBN-10: 0691102996 (paper) Princeton University Press, 1995 S
Return to Top Unmanned Space ExplorationHazards Due to Comets and Asteroids T. Gehrels, editor ISBN-10: 0816515050 (cloth) University of Arizona Press, 1995 S
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 G
Planetary Astronomy: From Ancient Times to the Third Millennium Ronald A. Schorn ISBN-10: 0890967873 (cloth) Texas A&M University Press, 1998 G
The Planet Mars: A History of Observation and Discovery William Sheehan ISBN-10: 0816516413 (paper) University of Arizona Press, 1996 G
Planets and Perception: Telescopic Views and Interpretations, 1609-1909 William Sheehan ISBN-10: 0816510598 (cloth) University of Arizona Press, 1988 G
Return to Top The Future of Space ExplorationCapture 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 S
On the Edge of Earth: The Future of American Space Power Stephen Lambakis  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 S
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 S Return to Top |