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Originally published in 1973. Illustrated with maps, charts and photographs.

This is an English translation of Noordung's 'Das Problem der Befahrung des Weltraums'. It is a part of the NASA History Series. The book provides Noordung's insight as to how a space station might be constructed. Keep in mind that the author passed away in 1929. It contains ideas that were criticized for faults and those that were acclaimed for their potentially successful ingenuity. Profusely illustrated throughout.

The position of the National Security Agency (NSA) as the centralized communications intelligence (COMINT) agency for the U.S. government is so well-established that it is difficult to grasp the scope of the lengthy post-World War II debate over a centralized versus decentralized U.S. COMINT capability. Only after the appointment of a presidential commission by President Truman and its subsequent report (the Brownell Report) was the managerial...

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Activity book with full color illustrations. From the foreword: "As a Jurassic Explorer, it is your responsibility to preserve and protect your public lands, care for your natural and cultural resources, and to share what you have learned with others. Protecting our public lands preserves them for the enjoyment of present and future generations. This book contains information and activities about Cleveland- Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry. It is design...

Full color publication. Provides comprehensive information on advanced avionics equipment available in technically advanced aircraft.

With full color photographs and other illustrations.

Full color publication. Provides comprehensive information on advanced avionics equipment available in technically advanced aircraft.

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Originally published in 1973. Illustrated with maps, charts and photographs.

These essays in celebration of the Wright brothers' first flight 100 years ago grew out of presentations by a group of prominent scholars in 2003 at a conference sponsored by the NASA History Division and held at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The volume focuses on the careers of some of the many men and women who helped to realize the dream of flight both through the atmosphere and beyond. These accounts are original and ...

This study investigates the Tippecanoe campaign and battle conducted in 1811 between the United States military forces under the command of General William Henry Harrison and an Indian confederacy based at Tippecanoe. The study identifies and describes important relationships and treaties between the United States and Indians in the American northwest during the late eighteenth - and early nineteenth - century. The study details the actions in...

NASA SP 2004-4109. NASA History Series. Presents the memoirs of Dr. Kenneth W. Iliff, the retired Chief Scientist of NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. He worked at NASA from 1962-2002. Reprint of 2004 publication.

Discusses the Bureau of Reclamation's methodology for concrete repair. Addresses the more common causes of damage to concrete. Identifies the methods and materials most successful in repairing concrete damage.

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Full color publication. NP-2009-066-GSFC. This colorful book provides concise explanations and descriptions-easily read and readily understood-of what is now known of the chain of events and processes that connect the Sun to the Earth, with special emphasis on space weather and sun-climate.

Full color publication. This state-of-knowledge review about the effects of fire on soils and water can assist land and fire m anagers with information on the physical, chemical, and biological effects of fire needed to successfully conduct ecosystem management, and effectively inform others about the role and impacts of wildland fire. Chapter topics include the soil resource, soil physical properties and fire, soil chemistry effects, soil bio...

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Full color reprint of NASA History Office Study of 2007. Illustrated throughout.