After Apollo? [electronic resource] : Richard Nixon and the American Space Program /
Logsdon, John M.author.
Once the United States landed on the moon in July 1969, it was up to President Nixon to decide what to do in space after Apollo. This book chronicles the decisions he made, including ending space exploration and approving the space shuttle. Those decisions determined the character of the US human space flight program for the next forty years.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Once the United States landed on the moon in July 1969, it was up to President Nixon to decide what to do in space after Apollo. This book chronicles the decisions he made, including ending space exploration and approving the space shuttle. Those decisions determined the character of the US human space flight program for the next forty years.
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Richard Nixon and Apollo 11 -- 2. Setting the Post-Apollo Stage -- 3. After the Moon, Mars? -- 4. Space and National Priorities -- 5. The Nixon Space Doctrine -- 6. The End of the Apollo Era -- 7. A New Cast of Characters -- 8. The Space Shuttle Takes Center Stage -- 9. National Security Requirements Drive Shuttle Design -- 10. A Time of Transitions -- 11. A Confused Path Forward -- 12. Debating a Shuttle Decision -- 13. Which Shuttle to Approve? -- 14. A 'Space Clipper' -- 15. Richard Nixon and the American Space Program.
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Project Apollo (U.S.)
America—History.
History.
Popular works.
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
History, Modern.
United States—History.
History of the Americas.
History of Science.
Popular Science, general.
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.
Modern History.
US History.