The final mission
Subtitle: preserving NASA's Apollo sites
By: Lisa Westwood, Beth Laura O'Leary, and Milford Wayne Donaldson
Contributors: O'Leary, Beth Laura, author; Donaldson, Milford Wayne, author
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780813062464
Subjects: Launch complexes (Astronautics); Project Gemini (U.S.); Project Apollo (U.S.); Astronautics; Project Mercury (U.S.); History
Description: This book considers the archaeology of the facilities and sites on Earth that helped facilitate the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Human culture and space heritage; title: Cultural context of Apollo culture; title: Early propulsion development sites and the risks of space flight; title: Rocket testing sites; title: Facilities to protect human life and safety; title: Astronaut training sites; title: Legal frameworks for historic preservation; title: Preservation of space heritage using models from the sea and antarctica; title: Threats to space heritage sites; title: Preservation works: success stories in space history; title: Looking ahead.