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Editor: Russell R. Tobias & David G. Fisher,     Lycoming College ISBN: 978-1-58765-259-2 List Price: $331 January 2006 · 3 volumes · 2,076 pages · 8"x10" USA in Space, 3rd Edition Table of Contents Publisher’s Note, vii Contributors, ix List of Abbreviations, xiii List of Illustrations, xx Preface to the Second Edition, xxvii Introduction, xxix Air Traffic Control Satellites, 1 Amateur Radio Satellites, 6 Ames Research Center, 12 Apollo Program, 18 Geological Results of the Apollo Program, 27 Apollos 1-6, 34 Apollo 7, 44 Apollo 8, 50 Apollo 9, 57 Apollo 10, 64 Apollo 11, 72 Apollo 12, 80 Apollo 13, 89 Apollo 14, 95 Apollo 15, 100 Apollo 15’s Lunar Rover, 106 Apollo 16, 112 Apollo 17, 119 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, 126 Applications Technology Satellites, 132 Asteroid and Comet Exploration, 138 Astronauts and the U.S. Astronaut Program, 143 Atlas Launch Vehicles, 150 Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science, 156 Attack Satellites, 163 Biosatellites, 169 Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center, 175 Cassini: Saturn, 182 Chandra X-Ray Observatory, 188 Clementine Mission to the Moon, 193 Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, 199 Cooperation in Space: U.S. and Russian, 206 Deep Space Network, 214 Delta Launch Vehicles, 220 Dynamics Explorers, 228 Early-Warning Satellites, 233 Earth Observing System Satellites, 239 Electronic Intelligence Satellites, 244 Environmental Science Services Administration Satellites, 249 Ethnic and Gender Diversity in the Space Program, 253 Explorers 1-7, 259 Air Density Explorers, 265 Astronomy Explorers, 271 Atmosphere Explorers, 277 Ionosphere Explorers, 283 Micrometeoroid Explorers, 289 Radio Astronomy Explorers, 295 Solar Explorers, 300 Extravehicular Activity, 306 Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer, 312 Funding Procedures of Space Programs, 317 Galileo: Jupiter, 322 Gemini Program, 329 Gemini 3, 336 Gemini IV, 342 Gemini V, 348 Geminis VII and VI-A, 354 Gemini VIII, 360 Geminis IX-A and X, 366 Geminis XI and XII, 371 Geodetic Satellites, 377 Get-Away Special Experiments, 385 Global Atmospheric Research Program, 391 Global Positioning System, 396 Goddard Space Flight Center, 403 Heat Capacity Mapping Mission, 409 High-Energy Astronomical Observatories, 415 Hubble Space Telescope, 422 Science from the Hubble Space Telescope, 430 Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Missions, 438 Infrared Astronomical Satellite, 444 Intelsat Communications Satellites, 450 International Space Station: Crew Return Vehicles, 458 International Space Station: Design and Uses, 462 International Space Station: Development, 469 International Space Station: Living and Working Accommodations, 476 International Space Station: Modules and Nodes, 482 International Space Station: U.S. Contributions,, 489 International Space Station: 1998,, 495 International Space Station: 1999, 500 International Space Station: January-June, 2000, 505 International Sun-Earth Explorers, 510 International Ultraviolet Explorer, 515 Interplanetary Monitoring Platform Satellites, 521 ITOS/NOAA Meteorological Satellites, 526 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 532 Johnson Space Center, 539 Landsats 1, 2, and 3, 548 Landsats 4 and 5, 554 Landsat 7, 559 Langley Research Center, 564 Launch Vehicles, 569 Lewis Field and the John H. Glenn Research Center, 579 Lunar Exploration, 586 Lunar Orbiters, 593 Lunar Prospector, 599 Magellan: Venus, 604 Manned Maneuvering Unit, 611 Manned Orbiting Laboratory, 617 Mariners 1 and 2, 623 Mariners 3 and 4, 630 Mariner 5, 636 Mariners 6 and 7, 642 Mariners 8 and 9, 648 Mariner 10, 655 Mars Climate Orbiter and Mars Polar Lander, 662 Mars Global Surveyor, 668 Mars Observer, 673 Mars Pathfinder, 680 Marshall Space Flight Center, 686 Materials Processing in Space, 694 Project Mercury, 701 Development of Project Mercury, 708 Mercury-Redstone 3, 714 Mercury-Redstone 4, 720 Mercury-Atlas 6, 727 Mercury-Atlas 7, 732 Mercury-Atlas 8, 737 Mercury-Atlas 9, 742 Meteorological Satellites, 748 Military Meteorological Satellites, 756 Military Telecommunications Satellites, 761 Mission to Planet Earth, 767 Mobile Satellite System, 773 National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 778 National AeroSpace Plane, 786 National Commission on Space, 792 Navigation Satellites, 798 New Millennium Program, 804 Nimbus Meteorological Satellites, 808 Nuclear Detection Satellites, 814 Nuclear Energy in Space, 819 Ocean Surveillance Satellites, 824 Orbiting Astronomical Observatories, 828 Orbiting Geophysical Observatories, 834 Orbiting Solar Observatories, 838 Pegasus Launch Vehicles, 844 Pioneer Missions 1-5, 849 Pioneer Missions 6-E, 856 Pioneer 10, 862 Pioneer 11, 870 Pioneer Venus 1, 876 Pioneer Venus 2, 883 Planetary Exploration, 889 Pluto-Kuiper Express, 895 Private Industry and Space Exploration, 900 Ranger Program, 910 Reusable Launch Vehicles, 915 Russian Mir Space Station, 920 Saturn Launch Vehicles, 926 Search and Rescue Satellites, 932 Search for Extraterrestrial Life, 936 Seasat, 941 Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment, 947 Skylab Program, 952 Skylab 2, 958 Skylab 3, 964 Skylab 4, 969 Small Explorer Program, 974 SMS and GOES Meteorological Satellites, 979 Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, 985 Solar Maximum Mission, 990 Space Centers and Launch Sites, 996 Space Infrared Telescope Facility, 1002 The Space Shuttle, 1006 Ancestors of the Space Shuttle, 1023 Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Test Flights, 1029 Space Shuttle Life Science Laboratories, 1036 Space Shuttle Living Accommodations, 1041 Space Shuttle Microgravity Laboratories and Payloads, 1049 Space Shuttle Radar Imaging Laboratories, 1055 Space Shuttle Mission STS-1, 1060 Space Shuttle Mission STS-2, 1069 Space Shuttle Flights, 1982, 1075 Space Shuttle Flights, 1983, 1087 Space Shuttle Mission STS-6, 1099 Space Shuttle Flights, 1984, 1105 Space Shuttle Mission STS 41-B, 1116 Space Shuttle Mission STS 41-C, 1123 Space Shuttle Mission STS 51-A, 1130 Space Shuttle Flights, January-June, 1985, 1137 Space Shuttle Flights, July-December, 1985, 1150 Space Shuttle Mission STS 51-I, 1163 Space Shuttle Mission STS 61-C, 1168 Space Shuttle Mission STS 51-L, 1173 Space Shuttle Activity, 1986-1988, 1181 Space Shuttle Mission STS-26, 1187 Space Shuttle Flights, 1989, 1193 Space Shuttle Flights, 1990, 1199 Space Shuttle Flights, 1991, 1206 Space Shuttle Flights, 1992, 1212 Space Shuttle Mission STS-49, 1219 Space Shuttle Flights, 1993, 1225 Space Shuttle Mission STS-61, 1233 Space Shuttle Flights, 1994, 1239 Space Shuttle Flights, 1995, 1245 Space Shuttle Mission STS-63, 1253 Space Shuttle/Mir Joint Missions, 1259 Space Shuttle Mission STS-71/Mir Primary Expedition 18, 1266 Space Shuttle Flights, 1996, 1273 Space Shuttle Flights, 1997, 1278 Space Shuttle Flights, 1998, 1283 Space Shuttle Mission STS-95, 1288 Space Shuttle Flights, 1999, 1294 Space Shuttle Mission STS-93, 1300 Space Suit Development, 1305 Space Task Group, 1312 Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network, 1319 Spacehab, 1323 Spacelab Program, 1330 Spy Satellites, 1337 Strategic Defense Initiative, 1345 Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment, 1350 Surveyor Program, 1356 Telecommunications Satellites: Maritime, 1362 Telecommunications Satellites: Passive Relay, 1368 Telecommunications Satellites: Private and Commercial, 1373 Telescopes: Air and Space, 1380 Tethered Satellite System, 1390 TIROS Meteorological Satellites, 1397 Titan Launch Vehicles, 1403 Tracking and Data Relay Communications Satellites, 1410 Ulysses: Solar-Polar Mission, 1416 United Space Alliance, 1422 United States Space Command, 1427 Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, 1434 Vandenberg Air Force Base, 1440 Vanguard Program, 1447 Viking Program, 1452 Vikings 1 and 2, 1458 Voyager Program, 1471 Voyager 1: Jupiter, 1478 Voyager 1: Saturn, 1485 Voyager 2: Jupiter, 1492 Voyager 2: Saturn, 1499 Voyager 2: Uranus, 1505 Voyager 2: Neptune, 1511 Chronology of the U.S. Space Program, 1518 Glossary, 1544 Principal Personages in the History of the U.S. Space Program, 1573 World Wide Web Pages, 1584 Alphabetical Index, XXIII Categorized Index, XXVII Personages Index, XXXI Subject Index, XXXVII

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