NASA at 50: Interviews with NASA's Senior Leadership
by Rebecca Wright, Sandra Johnson, Steven J. Dick
Publisher: NASA 2012
ISBN-13: 9780160914478
Number of pages: 359
Description:
The 50th anniversary of NASA on 1 October 2008 found an agency in the midst of deep transition. This volume provides a snapshot of the thinking of NASA senior leadership on the occasion of its 50th anniversary and in the midst of these sea changes.
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