NASA's secret relationships with the DOD and CIA / James E. David
PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE
Date
1501
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 354 pages :
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illustrations ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- Forging close ties in NASA's early years -- NASA, the CIA, and foreign intelligence during the Apollo era -- Expanding interaction in old and new areas -- Restrictions on remote sensing from space -- Concerns over human spaceflight program experiments and lunar and astronomy program technologies -- The shuttle : NASA's radically new partnership with the national security agencies -- The national security agencies abandon the shuttle -- NASA's applications satellites and national security requirements -- Conclusion
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Author James David tells the inside story of how NASA became a strange bedfellow to the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency, performing covert operations such as flying over sensitive areas, launching secret telecommunications satellites, and missile launch testing
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States.-- History
United States.-- History
United States.-- History
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Astronautics-- United States-- History
Astronautics, Military-- Government policy-- United States