"An in-depth look at the people and policies behind the government agency known as NASA, from its founding in 1958 to the controversies and challenges it faces today"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Space race -- The final frontier -- Mission control -- A new space age -- Agency insiders: -- Apollo-Soyuz test project -- Columbia disaster -- Valentina Tereshkova -- Apollo I -- Around the world: -- Mars One -- European Space Agency -- GPM Core Observatory -- "Earthrise".