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ERIC Number: ED310936
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1989
Pages: 41
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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The Best We Can Be.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC.
This booklet describes the manned space flight record of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Sections include: (1) "The Early Days" (describing the Mercury and Gemini missions); (2) "Going to the Moon" (summarizing the Apollo missions); (3) "An Orbital Workshop" (discussing three manned skylab missions); (4) "International Cooperation in Space"; (5) "The Space Shuttle Era" (outlining 27 space shuttle missions); (6) "Key to the Future" (explaining the future plans for America's manned space program); and (7) "Manned Flight Awareness--And You" (describing the Awareness Program for ensuring astronaut saftey and mission success). Government centers and major contractors supporting the Space Shuttle Program are identified and described in the appendices. (YP)
Publication Type: Books; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A