The NASA History Series
The NASA History Series includes over 200 books and monographs on a wide range of topics in aerospace history, many of which are available in downloadable digital formats.
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Reference Works (SP-4000)
The books in this category provide information, usually in dictionary, encyclopedia, or chronological form, for use by NASA personnel, scholars, and the public.
Management Histories (SP-4100)
This category contains historical works analyzing the institutional development of NASA, its institutional culture, and its broad functions in the execution of its aeronautics and space mission.
| SP-4101 | An Administrative History of NASA, 1958–1963 | Rosholt, Robert L. | 1966 | Management History, Early NASA History |
| SP-4102 | Managing NASA in the Apollo Era | Levine, Arnold S. | 1982 | Management History, Apollo Program |
| SP-4103 | Model Research: The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1915–1958. Volume I and Volume II | Roland, Alex | 1985 | Management History, The NACA |
| SP-4104 | NASA Engineers and the Age of Apollo | Fries, Sylvia D. | 1992 | Management History, Apollo Program, Engineers |
| SP-4105 | The Birth of NASA: The Diary of T. Keith Glennan | Hunley, J.D., Editor | 1993 | Management History |
| SP-4106 | Aiming at Targets: The Autobiography of Robert C. Seamans | Seamans, Robert C. | 1996 | Management History |
| SP-4107 | Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Forty Years of Human Spaceflight Symposium | Garber, Stephen J. | 2002 | Management History |
| SP-4108 | The Smell of Kerosene: A Test Pilot’s Odyssey | Malick, Donald W. with Peter W. Merlin | 2003 | Management History, Memoir |
| SP-4109 | From Runway to Orbit: Reflections of a NASA Engineer | Iliff, Kenneth W. and Curtis L. Peebles | 2004 | Management History, Memoir, Engineer |
| SP-4110 | Rockets and People (Volumes I to IV) | Chertok, Boris | 2005, 2006 2009, 2011 | Management History, Memoir, Rockets |
| SP-4111 | Shared Voyage: Learning and Unlearning from Remarkable Projects | Laufer, Alexander, Todd Post, and Edward Hoffman | 2005 | Management History |
| SP-4112 | Realizing the Dream of Flight: Biographical Essays in Honor of the Centennial of Flight, 1903-2003 | Dawson, Virginia P. and Mark D. Bowles | 2005 | Management History |
| SP-4113 | William H. Pickering: America’s Deep Space Pioneer | Mudgway, Douglas J. | 2008 | Management History, Memoir |
| SP-4114 | NASA at 50: Interviews with NASA’s Senior Leadership | Dick, Steven J.; Rebecca Wright, and Sandra, Johnson, editors | 2012 | Management History, 50th Anniversary |
Project Histories (SP-4200)
This category contains the largest number of works, all relating to the various aeronautics and space efforts undertaken by NASA over its history.
| Pub. Number | Title | Author | Year | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP-4201 | This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury | Swenson, Loyd S., Jr., James M. Grimwood, and Charles C. Alexander | 1966, reprinted 1998 | Project Mercury |
| SP-4202 | Vanguard: A History | Green, Constance McLaughlin, and Milton Lomask | 1970, reprinted by Smithsonian Inst. Press 1971 | Project Vanguard |
| SP-4203 | On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini | Hacker, Barton C., and James M. Grimwood | 1977, reprinted 2002 | Project Gemini |
| SP-4204 | Moonport: A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations | Benson, Charles D. and William Barnaby Faherty | 1978 | Apollo Program |
| SP-4205 | Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft | Brooks, Courtney G., James M. Grimwood, and Loyd S. Swenson, Jr. | 1979 | Apollo Program |
| SP-4206 | Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles | Bilstein, Roger E. | 1980 and 1996 | Apollo Program, Saturn Launch Vehicles |
| SP-4208 | Living and Working in Space: A History of Skylab | Compton, W. David and Charles D. Benson | 1983 | Skylab |
| SP-4209 | The Partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project | Ezell, Edward Clinton and Linda Neuman Ezell | 1978 | Apollo-Soyuz Test Project |
| SP-4210 | Lunar Impact: A History of Project Ranger | Hall, R. Cargill | 1977 | Project Ranger |
| SP-4211 | Beyond the Atmosphere: Early Years of Space Science | Newell, Homer E. | 1980 | Space Science |
| SP-4212 | On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet, 1958-1978 | Ezell, Edward Clinton and Linda Neuman Ezell | 1984 | Mars Exploration |
| SP-4213 | The Human Factor: Biomedicine in the Manned Space Program to 1980 | Pitts, John A. | 1985 | Space Medicine |
| SP-4214 | Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions | Compton, W. David | 1989 | Apollo Program |
| SP-4215 | First Among Equals: The Selection of NASA Space Science Experiments | Naugle, John E. | 1991 | Space Science |
| SP-4216 | Airborne Trailblazer: Two Decades with NASA Langley’s 737 Flying Laboratory | Wallace, Lane E. | 1994 | Boeing 737, Space Technology |
| SP-4217 | Beyond the Ionosphere: Fifty Years of Satellite Communications | Butrica, Andrew J. | 1997 | Satellite Programs |
| SP-4218 | To See the Unseen: A History of Planetary Radar Astronomy | Butrica, Andrew J. | 1996 | Radar Astronomy |
| SP-4219 | From Engineering Science to Big Science: The NACA and NASA Collier Trophy Research Project Winners | Mack, Pamela E., ed. | 1998 | Collier Trophy, Space Research |
| SP-4220 | Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Story | Reed, R. Dale | 1997 | Lifting Bodies, Dryden / Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| SP-4221 | The Space Shuttle Decision: NASA’s Search for a Reusable Space Vehicle | Heppenheimer, T. A | 1999 | Space Shuttle Program |
| SP-4222 | Toward Mach 2: The Douglas D-558 Program | Hunley, J. D., ed. | 1999 | Douglas D-558 Program; Dryden / Armstrong Flight Research Center; High Speed Research |
| SP-4223 | “Before This Decade is Out…” Personal Reflections on the Apollo Program | Swanson, Glen E, ed. | 1999 | Apollo Program, Memoirs |
| SP-4224 | Computers Take Flight: A History of NASA’s Pioneering Digital Fly-By-Wire Project | Tomayko, James E. | 2000 | Computers |
| SP-4225 | Shuttle-Mir: The United States and Russia Share History’s Highest Stage > HTML version | Morgan, Clay | 2001 | Space Shuttle Program, Mir Space Station |
| SP-4226 | “We Freeze to Please”: A History of NASA’s Icing Research Tunnel and the Quest for Safety | Leary, William M. | 2002 | Research Tunnel, Icing Research |
| SP-4227 | Uplink-Downlink: A History of the Deep Space Network, 1957-1997 | Mudgway, Douglas J. | 2001 | Deep Space Network |
| SP-4230 | Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Upper Stage Rocket, 1958-2002 | Dawson, Virginia P. and Mark D. Bowles. | 2004 | Centaur Rocket |
| SP-4231 | Mission to Jupiter: A History of the Galileo Project | Meltzer, Michael | 2007 | Galileo Project |
| SP-4232 | Facing the Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics | Heppenheimer, T.A. | 2007 | Hypersonics, High Speed Research |
| SP-4233 | “Read You Loud and Clear!” The Story of NASA’s Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network | Tsiao, Sunny | 2008 | Spaceflight Tracking, Data Network |
| SP-4234 | When Biospheres Collide: A History of NASA’s Planetary Protection Programs | Metzler, Michael | 2011 | Planetary Protection |
| SP-4235 | A History of Near-Earth Objects Research | Conway, Erik M., Donald K. Yeomans, and Meg Rosenburg | 2022 | Near-Earth Objects, Asteroids, Comets, Planetary Defense |
| SP-4237 | Not Yet Imagined: A Study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations | Gainor, Christopher | 2020 | Hubble Space Telescope, Astronomy |
| SP-4238 | NASA’s Discovery Program: The First Twenty Years of Competitive Planetary Exploration | Susan M. Niebur with David W. Brown, Editor | 2023 | Planetary Exploration, Deep Space Exploration, Mission Management |
Center Histories (SP-4300)
The books in this category cover the specific histories of the various NASA Field Centers.
General Histories (SP-4400)
This category’s publications analyze, in detail, a variety of topics of interest to NASA, special issues in the development of spaceflight, and the evolution of the aerospace program as it relates to the Agency.
| Pub. Number | Title | Author | Year | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP-4401 | NASA Sounding Rockets, 1958–1968: A Historical Summary | Corliss, William | 1971 | Sounding Rockets |
| SP-4402 | Origins of NASA Names | Wells, Helen T., Susan H. Whiteley, and Carrie Karegeannes | 1976 | Names |
| SP-4403 | Orders of Magnitude | Anderson, Frank W., Jr. | 1981 | NACA, NASA, Survey History |
| SP-4404 | Liquid Hydrogen as a Propulsion Fuel, 1945–1959 | Sloop, John L. | 1978 | Liquid Hydrogen, Propulsion |
| SP-4405 | A Spacefaring People: Perspectives on Early Spaceflight | Roland, Alex | 1985 | Early Spaceflight |
| SP-4406 | Order of Magnitude: A History of the NACA and NASA, 1915–1990 | Bilstein, Roger E. | 1989 | NACA, NASA, Survey History |
| SP-4407 | Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program | Logsdon, John M., ed. et al. | 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2008 | Space, Documents, Science |
| SP-4408 | Challenge to Apollo: The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945–1974 | Siddiqi, Asif A. | 2000 | Soviet Union, Space Race, Russia |
| SP-4409 | The Wind and Beyond: A Documentary Journey into the History of Aerodynamics in America | Hansen, James R., ed. | 2003, 2007, 2021 | Aeronautics, Documents |
| SP-4410 | Mars Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Space Exploration Initiative | Hogan, Thor | 2007 | Mars, Space Exploration Initiative, Bush |
| SP-4411 | Psychology of Space Exploration | Vakoch, Douglas A. | 2011 | Psychology |
| SP-4412 | NASA’s First A: Aeronautics from 1958–2008 | Ferguson, Robert G. | 2013 | Aeronautics |
| SP-4413 | Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication | Vakoch, Douglas A. | 2014 | Archaeology, Anthropology, SETI, Interstellar Communication |
| SP-4415 | Origins of 21st Century Space Travel: A History of NASA’s Decadal Planning Team and Vision for Space Exploration, 1999–2004 | Asner, Glen and Stephen Garber | 2019 | Vision of Space Exploration, Decadal Planning Team, George W. Bush |
| SP-4418 | A Wartime Necessity: The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and Other National Aeronautical Research Organizations’ Efforts at innovation During World War II | Spencer, Alex M, ed. | 2024 | NACA, Flight Research, Aeronautics, World War II, Military Partnerships |
| SP-4419 | NACA to NASA to Now: The Frontiers of Air and Space in the American Century | Launius, Roger D. | 2023 | NACA, NASA, Survey History |
Monographs in Aerospace History (SP-4500)
These are studies, shorter than book length, that focus on specific issues in NASA’s history that have immediate relevance for public policy formulation and administration.
| SP-4501 | Toward a History of the Space Shuttle: An Annotated Bibliography | Launius, Roger D. and Aaron K. Gillette, comps. | 1992 | Space Shuttle Program |
| SP-4502 | An Annotated Bibliography of the Apollo Program > HTML version | Launius, Roger D., and J.D. Hunley, comps. | 1994 | Apollo Program |
| SP-4503 | Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis | Launius, Roger D. | 1994, reprinted 2004 | Apollo Program |
| SP-4504 | Enchanted Rendezvous: John C. Houbolt and the Genesis of the Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous Concept | Hansen, James R. | 1995, reprinted 1999 | Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous; Apollo Program |
| SP-4505 | Hugh L. Dryden’s Career in Aviation and Space | Gorn, Michael H. | 1996 | Director History |
| SP-4506 | Women in Flight Research at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center from 1946 to 1995 | Powers, Sheryll Goecke | 1997 | Women, Dryden/Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| SP-4507 | Walking to Olympus: An EVA Chronology | Portree, David S.F. and Robert C. Treviño | 1997 | Spacewalks, EVAs |
| SP-4508 | Legislative Origins of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958: Proceedings of an Oral History Workshop | Logsdon, John M., moderator | 1998 | Congress; Early NASA |
| SP-4509 | U.S. Human Spaceflight, A Record of Achievement 1961–1998 | Rumerman, Judy A., compiler | 1998 | General History |
| SP-4510 | NASA’s Origins and the Dawn of the Space Age >HTML version | Portree, David S.F. | 1998 | Early NASA, Space Race |
| SP-4511 | Together in Orbit: The Origins of International Cooperation in the Space Station | Logsdon, John M. | 1998 | Space Station, International |
| SP-4512 | Journey in Aeronautical Research: A Career at NASA Langley Research Center | Phillips, W. Hewitt | 1998 | Langley Research Center |
| SP-4513 | A History of Suction-Type Laminar-Flow Control with Emphasis on Flight Research | Braslow, Albert L. | 1999 | Flight Research |
| SP-4514 | Managing the Moon Program: Lessons Learned from Apollo | Logsdon, John M., moderator | 1999 | Apollo Program, Moon |
| SP-4515 | The Difficult Road to Mars: A Brief History of Mars Exploration in the Soviet Union | Perminov, V.G. | 1999 | Mars Exploration, Soviet Union |
| SP-4516 | Touchdown: The Development of Propulsion Controlled Aircraft at NASA Dryden | Tucker, Tom | 1999 | Dryden/Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| SP-4517 | The History of the XV-15 Tilt Rotor Research Aircraft: From Concept to Flight | Maisel, Martin, Demo J. Giulanetti, and Daniel C. Dugan | 2000 | Flight Research |
| SP-4518 | Hypersonics Before the Shuttle: A Concise History of the X-15 Research Airplane | Jenkins, Dennis R. | 2000 | Flight Research |
| SP-4519 | Partners in Freedom: Contributions of the Langley Research Center to U.S. Military Aircraft of the 1990s | Chambers, Joseph R. | 2000 | Langley Research Center, Military Partnerships |
| SP-4520 | Black Magic and Gremlins: Analog Flight Simulations at NASA’s Flight Research Center | Waltman, Gene L. | 2000 | Flight Research |
| SP-4521 | Humans to Mars: Fifty Years of Mission Planning, 1950–2000 | Portree, David S.F. | 2001 | Mars Exploration |
| SP-4522 | Flight Research: Problems Encountered and What They Should Teach Us | Thompson, Milton O. with J.D. Hunley | 2000 | Flight Research |
| SP-4523 | The Eclipse Project | Tucker, Tom | 2000 | Flight Research |
| SP-4524 | Deep Space Chronicle: A Chronology of Deep Space and Planetary Probes, 1958–2000 | Siddiqi, Asif A. | 2002 | Deep Space Exploration |
| SP-4525 | Mach 3+: NASA/USAF YF-12 Flight Research, 1969–1979 | Merlin, Peter W. | 2002 | Flight Research; Air Force Partnership |
| SP-4526 | Memoirs of an Aeronautical Engineer: Flight Tests at Ames Research Center, 1940–1970 | Anderson, Seth B. | 2002 | Flight Research; Ames Research Center |
| SP-4527 | Wilbur and Orville Wright: A Bibliography Commemorating the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the First Powered Flight on December 17, 1903 | Renstrom, Arthur G. | 2002 | Early Flight Research, Wright Brothers |
| SP-4529 | Concept to Reality: Contributions of the NASA Langley Research Center to U.S. Civil Aircraft of the 1990s | Chambers, Joseph R. | 2003 | Flight Research |
| SP-4530 | The Spoken Word: Recollections of Dryden History, The Early Years | Peebles, Curtis, ed. | 2003 | Dryden/Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| SP-4531 | American X-Vehicles: An Inventory- X-1 to X-50 | Jenkins, Dennis R., Tony Landis, and Jay Miller | 2003 | Flight Research, X-Vehicles |
| SP-4532 | Wilbur and Orville Wright: A Chronology Commemorating the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the First Powered Flight on December 17, 1903 | Renstrom, Arthur G. | 2003 | Early Flight Research, Wright Brothers |
| SP-4533 | NASA’s Nuclear Frontier: The Plum Brook Research Reactor | Bowles, Mark D., and Robert S. Arrighi | 2004 | Plum Brook Station, Nuclear Research |
| SP-4534 | Nose Up: High Angle-of-Attack and Thrust Vectoring Research at NASA Dryden 1979-2001 | Wallace, Lane and Christian Gelzer | 2009 | Flight Research, Dryden/Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| SP-4535 | Unconventional, Contrary, and Ugly: The Lunar Landing Research Vehicle | Matranga, Gene J., C. Wayne Ottinger, Calvin R. Jarvis, and D. Christian Gelzer | 2005 | Lunar Landing Research Vehicle |
| SP-4536 | Low Cost Innovation in Spaceflight: The History of the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) Mission | McCurdy, Howard E. | 2005 | NEAR Earth Missions |
| SP-4537 | Project Apollo: The Tough Decisions | Seamans, Robert C., Jr. | 2007 | Apollo Program |
| SP-4538 | NASA and the Environment: The Case of Ozone Depletion | Lambright, W. Henry | 2005 | Environment, Ozone |
| SP-4539 | Innovation in Flight: Research of the NASA Langley Research Center on Revolutionary Advanced Concepts for Aeronautics | Chambers, Joseph R. | 2005 | Langley Research Center, Flight Research |
| SP-4540 | Journey in Space Research: Continuation of a Career at NASA Langley Research Center | Phillips, W. Hewitt | 2005 | Langley Research Center, Space Research |
| SP-4541 | U.S. Human Spaceflight: A Record of Achievement, 1961–2006 | Rumerman, Judy A., comp. | 2007 | General History |
| SP-4542 | The Spoken Word II: Recollections of Dryden History, Beyond the Sky | Peebles, Curtis | 2011 | Dryden/Armstrong Flight Research Center, Space Research |
| SP-4543 | Research in NASA History. A Guide of the NASA History Program, Third Edition | Dick, Steven J, Stephen J. Garber, and Jane H. Odom, comp. | 2009 | NASA History Program |
| SP-4544 | Ikhana: Unmanned Aircraft System Western States Fire Missions | Merlin, Peter W. | 2009 | Flight Research |
| SP-4545 | Remembering the Giants: Apollo Rocket Propulsion Development | Fisher, Steven C. and Shamim A. Rahman, eds. | 2009 | Apollo Program |
| SP-4546 | Fairing Well: From Shoebox to Bat Truck and Beyond, Aerodynamic Truck Research at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center | Gelzer, Christian | 2011 | Truck Research, Dryden/Armstrong Research Center |
| SP-4547 | Making the Invisible Visible: A History of the Spitzer Infrared Telescope Facility | Rottner, Renee | 2017 | Spitzer Infrared Telescope Facility, Astronomy |
| SP-4548 | Pursuit of Power: NASA’s Propulsion Systems Laboratory No. 1 and 2 | Arrighi, Robert | 2012 | Propulsion Research |
| SP-4549 | Toward a History of the Space Shuttle: An Annotated Bibliography Part 2 (1992–2011) | Goodrich, Malinda K., Alice R. Buchalter, and Patrick M. Miller of the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, comp. | 2012 | Space Shuttle Program |
| SP-4550 | Walking to Olympus: An EVA Chronology, 1997–2011, Volume 2 | Ta, Julie B. and Robert C. Treviño | 2016 | Extravehicular Activities |
| SP-4552 | The Spoken Word III: Recollections of Dryden History; The Shuttle Years | Gelzer, Christian, Editor | 2013 | Dryden/Armstrong Flight Research Center, Space Shuttle Program |
| SP-4553 | NASA Photo One | Ross, James C. | 2013 | Dryden, Photography, Aeronautics |
| SP-4554 | Historical Analogs for the Stimulation of Space Commerce | Launius, Roger D. | 2014 | Public–Private Partnerships |
| SP-4555 | The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics: An Annotated Bibliography | Buchalter, Alice R., and Patrick M. Miller of the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, comp. | 2014 | The NACA |
| SP-4556 | Emblems of Exploration: Logos of the NACA and NASA | Chambers, Joseph R., and Mark A. Chambers | 2015 | NACA and NASA, Logos, Symbols |
| SP-4557 | Science Advice to NASA: Conflict, Consensus, Partnership, Leadership | Alexander, Joseph K. | 2017 | NASA Advisory Committee, NAC, Space Science |
| SP-4558 | Going Beyond: The Space Exploration Initiative and the Challenges of Organizational Change at NASA | John M. Logsdon | 2024 | Space Exploration Initiative, Organizational Change |
Electronic Media (SP-4600)
This category consists of media resources, including DVDs and CDs, available for research purposes.
| Pub. Number | Title | Author | Year | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP-4601 | Remembering Apollo 11 (CD-ROM) | Bruce K. Byers, et al. | 1999, 2004 | Apollo Program |
| SP-4602 | The Mission Transcript Collection: U.S. Human Spaceflight Missions from Mercury Redstone 3 to Apollo 17 (CD-ROM) | NASA Historical Staff | 2001 | Apollo Program, Mission Transcripts |
| SP-4603 | Shuttle-Mir: The United States and Russia Share History’s Highest Stage | Morgan, Clay | 2002 | Shuttle–Mir, International, Russia |
| SP-4604 | U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission presents Born of Dreams ~ Inspired by Freedom | NASA Historical Staff | 2004 | General Reference |
| SP-4605 | Of Ashes and Atoms: A Documentary on the NASA Plum Brook Reactor Facility (video) | Polaczynski, James and Robert Arrighi | 2005 | Plum Brook Station Reactor |
| SP-4606 | Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Upper Stage Rocket | Dawson, Virginia P. and Mark D. Bowles | 2004 | Centaur Rocket |
| SP-4607 | Fueling Space Exploration: The History of NASA’s Rocket Engine Test Facility | Glenn Research Center Imaging Technology Center | 2005 | Rocket Engine Test Facility |
| SP-4608 | Altitude Wind Tunnel at NASA Glenn Research Center. An Interactive History | Arrighi, Robert and Gary Nolan | 2008 | Glenn Research Center, Wind Tunnel Research |
| SP-4609 | A Tunnel Through Time: The History of NASA’s Altitude Wind Tunnel (video) | Polaczynski, James and Robert Arrighi | 2010 | Glenn Research Center, Wind Tunnel Research |
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Conference Proceedings (SP-4700)
This category includes the proceedings of NASA conferences and conventions.
| Pub. Number | Title | Author | Year | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP-4701 | Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars | Dick, Steven J. and Cowing, Keith L., ed. | 2005 | Conference Proceedings |
| SP-4702 | Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight | Dick, Steven J. and Launius, Roger D., ed. | 2006 | Conference Proceedings |
| SP-4703 | Remembering the Space Age | Dick, Steven J., ed. | 2008 | Conference Proceedings |
| SP-4704 | NASA 50th Anniversary Proceedings. NASA’s First 50 Years: Historical Perspectives | Dick, Steven J., ed. | 2010 | Conference Proceedings |
| SP-4705 | 50 Years of Solar System Exploration: Historical Perspectives | Billings, Linda, ed. | 2021 | Conference Proceedings, Planets, Solar System |
Societal Impact Studies (SP-4800)
The works in this collection relate to the impact of space activities, programs, and technologies upon society.
| Pub. Number | Title | Author | Year | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP-4801 | Societal Impact of Spaceflight | Dick, Steven J. and Launius, Roger D. | 2007 | Social Sciences; Humanities |
| SP-4802 | Cosmos & Culture: Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context | Dick, Steven J. and Lupisella, Mark L., ed. | 2009 | Social Sciences; Humanities |
| SP-4803 | Historical Studies in the Societal Impact of Spaceflight | Dick, Steven J., ed. | 2015 | Social Sciences; Humanities |
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Selected NASA Publications of Historical Interest
This collection of special publications, technical memoranda, and reports represents a small fraction of the informative books and reports published by NASA that are of historical interest.
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