The final mission : preserving NASA's Apollo sites /
Westwood, Lisa,
The final mission : preserving NASA's Apollo sites / Lisa Westwood, Beth Laura O'Leary, and Milford Wayne Donaldson. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2017. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
This book considers the archaeology of the facilities and sites on Earth that helped facilitate the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.
9780813052908 9780813059983 9780813053004
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Project Mercury (U.S.)
Project Gemini (U.S.)
Launch complexes (Astronautics)--History.--United States
Astronautics--History.--United States
Electronic Books.
TL4027 / .F563 2017
The final mission : preserving NASA's Apollo sites / Lisa Westwood, Beth Laura O'Leary, and Milford Wayne Donaldson. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2017. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
This book considers the archaeology of the facilities and sites on Earth that helped facilitate the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.
9780813052908 9780813059983 9780813053004
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Project Mercury (U.S.)
Project Gemini (U.S.)
Launch complexes (Astronautics)--History.--United States
Astronautics--History.--United States
Electronic Books.
TL4027 / .F563 2017