SPST503 - Chronology of Space
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This course takes an in-depth look at the past and current structure, tasking, goals and objectives of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Emphasis is placed on the roles of the individual research centers, space centers and laboratories that form the NASA organization. The origins and impact of the ‘space race’ are discussed in detail.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 09/26/11 - 02/26/12 |
03/05/12 - 04/29/12 |
Winter 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 01/30/12 - 06/24/12 |
07/02/12 - 08/26/12 |
Summer 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age
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| ISBN: |
0801857481
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| Publication Info: |
Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997
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| Author: |
McDougall, Walter A
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| Unit Cost: |
$31.00
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| Book Title: |
This New Ocean: The Story of the Space Age
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| ISBN: |
0375754857
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| Publication Info: |
Modern Library, 1999
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| Author: |
Burrows, William E.
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| Unit Cost: |
$15.25
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| Book Title: |
Secret Empire: The Spy Satellites, the CIA, and American Intelligence
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| ISBN: |
0684857006
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| Publication Info: |
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, 2004
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| Author: |
Taubman, Philip
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| Unit Cost: |
$15.00
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