Power to Explore: A History of the Marshall Space Flight Center, 1960-1990

Power to Explore: A History of the Marshall Space Flight Center, 1960-1990

This scholarly study of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center places the institution in social, political, scientific and technological context. It traces the evolution of Marshall, located in Huntsville, Alabama, from its origins as an Army missile development organization to its status in 1990...

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