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The final mission : preserving NASA's Apollo sites /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Westwood, Lisa (Author), O'Leary, Beth Laura (Author), Donaldson, Milford Wayne (Author)
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2017]
Subjects:
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Project Mercury (U.S.)
Project Gemini (U.S.)
Launch complexes (Astronautics) > United States > History.
Astronautics > United States > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Human culture and space heritage
  • Cultural context of Apollo culture
  • Early propulsion development sites and the risks of space flight
  • Rocket testing sites
  • Facilities to protect human life and safety
  • Astronaut training sites
  • Legal frameworks for historic preservation
  • Preservation of space heritage using models from the sea and antarctica
  • Threats to space heritage sites
  • Preservation works: success stories in space history
  • Looking ahead.