Prescription for Disaster
Subtitle: From the Glory of Apollo to the Betrayal of the Shuttle
By: Joseph J. Trento with reporting and editing by Susan B. Trento.
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Crown
Published: January 12, 1987
Place of publication: New York City, New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 312
Copyright date: 1986
Subjects: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History.; Challenger (Spacecraft); Space vehicle accidents -- United States.
Description: Follows NASA through seven presidential administrations. Examines how political decisions affected its achievements and technological competence.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 296-304.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: $18.95;Higher in Canada.; title: Contains index.; title: 8 unnumbered pages of black-and-white photographs between pages 88 and 89.; title: 8 unnumbered pages of black-and-white photographs between pages 184 and 185.