WASHINGTON – NASA has just published “Exploring the Cosmos,” the fifth volume of “Exploring the Unknown,” an ongoing series of reference books essential for anyone interested in the history and development of the U.S. civil space program.
Selected documents of interest to those involved in both
space history and space policy are grouped into three
thematic chapters with an introductory essay for each
subject.
Chapter one is devoted to the origins and early organization of space science; chapter two covers NASA’s planetary exploration efforts; and the third chapter details space-based astronomy and astrophysics.
Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume V: Exploring the Cosmos Edited by John M. Logsdon, with Amy Paige Snyder, Roger D. Launius, Stephen J. Garber, and Regan Anne Newport (Washington, D.C.: NASA SP-4407), This is the fifth volume in an ongoing series of reference books that are useful for those interested in both space history and space policy.
The documents are grouped into three thematic chapters with an introductory essay for each subject.
- Chapter one is devoted to the origins and early organization of space science.
- Chapter two covers NASA’s planetary exploration efforts.
- Chapter three details space-based astronomy and astrophysics.
John E. Naugle and John M. Logsdon wrote the introductory essay for the first chapter. Amy Paige Snyder wrote the introductory essay for the second chapter and Nancy Grace Roman did this for the third chapter.
The book is available for sale for US $70.00 (domestic postpaid), $87.50 (non-U.S.) from the U.S. Superintendent of Documents. By Mail: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. FAX: (202) 512-2250. Phone: (202) 512-1800.
Order stock number 033-000-01238-1. This book also may be purchased from the NASA Information Center, Code CMI-1, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, Room 1H23, Washington, DC 20546-0001, (202) 358-0000. Order NASA SP-4407, Volume V.
Details on ordering the volume are available at: http://history.nasa.gov/what.html
