Space exploration:triumphs and tragedies
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Corporate Authors: | ; |
Published: |
Gale, Cengage Learning,
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Publisher Address: | Detroit |
Publication Dates: | c2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2008 ed. |
Series: |
Information series on current topics |
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Carrier Form: | viii, 182 p.: ill., maps ; 28 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781414407784 1414407785 |
Index Number: | V52 |
CLC: |
V52 V11 |
Call Number: | V11/E927/2008 ed. |
Contents: |
"Formerly published by Information Plus, Wylie, Texas." Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-172) and index. Introduction to space exploration -- Space organizations part 1: NASA -- Space organizations part 2: U.S. Military, foreign, and private -- The space shuttle program -- The international space station -- Robotic missions in sun-earth space -- Mars -- The far planets and beyond -- Public opinion about space exploration. |