Rebecca Wright, Sandra Johnson, Steven J. Dick, editors
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Washington, DC :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
NASA History Division,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2012
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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vii, 350 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
25 cm
SERIES
Series Title
NASA SP ;
Volume Designation
2012-4114
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Michael Griffin (administrator) -- Shana Dale (deputy administrator) -- Rex Geveden (associate administrator) -- Charles Scales (associate deputy administrator) -- Bryan O'connor (safety and mission assurance) -- Christopher Scolese (chief engineer/associate administrator) -- Scott Pace (program analysis and evaluation) -- William Gerstenmaier (space operations) -- Scott Horowitz (exploration systems) -- Alan Stern (science) -- Jaiwon Shin (aeronautics research) -- Michael F. O'brien (external relations) -- Robert Cobb (inspector general) -- J T Jezierski (deputy chief of staff) -- S. Pete Worden (Ames Research Center) -- Kevin L. Petersen (Dryden Flight Research Center) -- Woodrow Whitlow (Glenn Research Center) -- Edward J. Weiler (Goddard Space Flight Center) -- Charles Elachi (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) -- Michael L. Coats (Johnson Space Center) -- William (Bill) W. Parsons (Kennedy Space Center) -- Lesa B. Roe (Langley Research Center) -- David A. King (Marshall Space Flight Center) -- Richard J. Gilbrech (Stennis Space Center)
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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These interviews capture refections from top decision-makers as the space agency was completing its first 50 years. Based on oral histories, the book offers insights from those responsible for moving NASA through a deep transition - from the end of the Space Shuttle Program, the centerpiece of human spaceflight for three decades, to the goals of the new policy known as the Vision for Space Exploration