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ISBN
9780801872679
Genre
Algemeen
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03-07-2003
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Engels
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Johns Hopkins University Press
Auteur(s)
Donald A. Beattie
Taking Science to the Moon
Lunar Experiments and the Apollo Program
Reeks: New Series in NASA History
Donald A. Beattie
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A
former
NASA
scientist
shares
a
behind-the-scenes
history
of
the
Apollo
space
program
and
the
fight
to
include
science
activities
in
the
missions.In
1961,
President
Kennedy
set
a
goal
of
putting
a
man
on
the
moon
in
order
to
assert
American
dominance
in
the
escalating
Cold
War.
The
mission’s
sole
purpose
was
to
beat
the
Soviets
to
the
punch.
So
how
did
science
get
aboard
the
Apollo
rockets?
And
what
did
scientists
do
with
the
space
allotted
to
them?Donald
A.
Beattie
served
at
NASA
from
1963
to
1973
in
several
management
positions,
including
as
program
manager
of
Apollo
Lunar
Surface
Experiments.
In
Taking
Science
to
the
Moon,
Beattie
takes
readers
inside
NASA
headquarters
and
the
struggle
to
include
science
payloads
and
lunar
exploration
as
part
of
the
Apollo program.
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