This scholarly study of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center places the institution in social, political, scientific and technological context. It traces the evolution of Marshall, located in Huntsville, Alabama, from its origins as an Army missile development organization to its status in 1990 as one of the most diversified of NASA's field Center. Chapters discuss military rocketry programs in Germany and the United States, Apollo-Saturn, Skylab, Space shuttle, Spacelab, the Space Station, and various scientific and technical projects including the Hubble Space Telescope. It sheds light not only on the history of space technology, science and exploration, but also on the Cold War, federal politics and complex organizations.


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    Title :

    Power to Explore: A History of the Marshall Space Flight Center, 1960-1990


    Contributors:
    A. J. Dunar (author) / S. P. Waring (author)

    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    730 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English