Powering Apollo
Subtitle: James E. Webb of NASA
By: W. Henry Lambright.
Series: New series in NASA history
Publisher: The John Hopkins University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Webb, James E. 1906-; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography; Project Apollo (U.S.); Government executives -- United States -- Biography
Description: When President Kennedy issued his well-known challenge to reach the moon and return safely before the end of the 1960s, the immediate responsibility for undertaking the task fell to the 54-year-old director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, James E. Webb. Eight years later, when the Apollo II spacecraft splashed down safely in the Pacific and the screens in NASA's Mission Control at Houston flashed the words "Task Accomplished," it was Webb who deserved much of the credit.

In Powering Apollo, W. Henry Lambright explores Webb's leadership role in NASA's spectacular success - success that is rare in ambitious government policies and programs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-253)  and index.