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050 0 0 _aTL789.8.U5
_bM394 2010
082 _a629.45
100 1 _aMayfield, Mark.
245 1 4 _aThe spaceflight vault :
_ba history of NASA's manned missions /
_cby Mark Mayfield.
260 _aAtlanta, GA :
_bWhitman Pub.,
_c2010.
300 _a144 unnumbered pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c27 X 32 cm..
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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500 _aMany pages contain pockets with replica documents and memorabilia.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 143).
520 _aFor thousands of years, man has looked to the stars in wonder, but it is only recently that we have been able to travel among them, and The Spaceflight Vault: A History of NASA s Manned Missions traces the extraordinary journey from the early rocketry pioneers to the astronauts of today. Filled with hundreds of photos from the archives at Johnson Space Center, Clark University and private collections, The Spaceflight Vault is a stunning visual history of man s achievements in space. Designed as a treasured scrapbook, the vault also contains replicas of historic memorabilia such as pages from Dr. Robert Goddard s andwritten diary, written tests from the Mercury astronaut selection program, Gemini flight menus, Apollo 7 checklists, media passes from early shuttle launches, front pages from numerous issues of The Johnson Space Center Roundup and much more. No one who has ever dreamed of soaring among the stars should be without this home archive of man s journey into orbit.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
_xHistory.
650 0 _aSpace flights.
650 0 _aManned space flight.
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