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NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price Contains selected speeches of NASA Administrator Michael Griffin. Provides a thoughtful rationale for what we are doing in space, why we are doing it and how we intend to bring it about. Related products: NASA at 50: Interviews With NASA's Senior Leadership is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01360-4Bringing the F...

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT -- OVERSTOCK SALE --Significantly reduced list prices while supplies last Describes the history and accomplishments of the Hubble space telescope. Includes color photographs and diagrams. Space enthusiasts, and scientists may be interested in this work. Students at all levels may enjoy the rich imagery and diagrams included in this text. Other products produced by NASA can be found here: https: ...

During the last 50 years, coincident with the Space Age, cosmic evolution has been recognized as the master narrative of the universe, history writ large. Cosmic evolution includes physical, biological, and cultural evolution, and of these the latter is by far the most rapid. In this volume, authors with diverse backgrounds in science, history, anthropology, and more, consider culture in the context of the cosmos. How does our knowledge of cos...

This scholarly look at the Altitude Wind Tunnel covers the transformations the wind tunnel made in its long history--from a wind tunnel doing full-scale testing for wartime applications, to a vacuum chamber supporting the Vision for Space Exploration, and even a brief period as home to Mercury astronaut training. The book will also address the attempts to resurrect the facility and its eventual decommissioning and demolition. (From NASA Histo...