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Space Exploration Government Documents Display Clearinghouse Minnesota State University, Mankato Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato Space Exploration Government Documents Display Clearinghouse 2007 Space: the Final Frontier University of South Alabama Follow this and additional works at: http://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/lib-services-govdoc-display- space Part of the Collection Development and Management Commons Recommended Citation University of South Alabama, "Space: the Final Frontier" (2007). Space Exploration. Book 7. http://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/lib-services-govdoc-display-space/7 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Government Documents Display Clearinghouse at Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. It has been accepted for inclusion in Space Exploration by an authorized administrator of Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. Space: the Final Frontier Sources - The Shuttle - D 301.76:38 Air Force (Space Shuttle posters) 1987 Space shuttle : NASA must reduce costs further to operate GA 1.13: within future projected funds : report to Congressional 1995 NSIAD-95-118 requesters / United States General Accounting Office Space shuttle : declining budget and tight schedule could jeopardize space station support : report to the Chairman, GA 1.13: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Managment 1995 NSIAD-95-171 and the District of Columbia, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate / United States General Accounting Office Space shuttle : need to sustain launch risk assessment GA 1.13: process improvements : report to the Honorable James A. 1996 NSIAD-96-73 Hayes, House of Representatives NAS 1.2: C 33 21st century space shuttle : a familiar workhorse evolves 1996 X into a safer, more capable spacecraft Chronology of Space Shuttle flights, 1981-2000 / NAS 1.2: C 46 2000 compiled by Judy A. Rumerman with Stephen J. Garber NAS 1.2: G U.S. space shuttle glider kit 1994 49/994 NAS 1.2: P Power to go beyond : indigenous space materials 1983 87/2 utilization for propulsion NAS 1.2: Sh Space shuttle : the journey continues / Richard H. Truly 1988 9/14 NAS 1.2: Sh Shuttle small payloads : capabilities / Goddard Space 1992 9/17 Flight Center NAS 1.2: SSME 0523 test 902-772 failure investigation final report 2000 2002019296 [volume 1] NAS 1.15: Space Shuttle Mission STS-34 press kit 1989 101888 NAS 1.19: 169 Aboard the space shuttle / Florence S. Steinberg 1980 NAS 1.20: Life aboard the space shuttle 1986 KSC 337-83 NAS 1.20: NF- Space shuttle 1977 79 NAS 1.20: NF- Shuttle era 1981 127 NAS 1.20: NF- Space shuttle : NASA's answer to operations in near-earth 1985 144 orbit Space Shuttle / prepared by Lyndon B. Johnson Space NAS 1.21: 407 1976 Center NAS 1.21: Space shuttle decision : NASA's search for a reusable 1999 4221 space vehicle / T.A. Heppenheimer NAS 1.43: AR Artist and the space shuttle (poster) 1985 7 NAS 1.43: Sp Space shuttle missions 1990 1/25 NAS 1.43/7: D Dream is alive [videorecording] / Smithsonian Institution 1985 81 X/ VIDEO and Lockheed Corporation ; produced by Threshold Corpo NAS 1.43/7: L STS-32 mission overview 62 X/overview NAS 1.43/7: Space shuttle story [videorecording] : to the heavens & SH 9 X/ 1996 beyond VIDEO Free people capable of great deeds : the story of STS-1, NAS 1.45: 1 1981 the first space shuttle mission Columbia's second mission-STS-2 : the first flight of a NAS 1.45: 2 1981 "used" spacecraft NAS 1.74: 013 Space shuttle 1991 B(KSC) STS 26 : flight of Discovery : NASA & U.S. industry NAS 1.75: 515 1988 explore America's new economic frontier NAS 1.75: 521 Space shuttle : the renewed promise / by Neil McAleer 1989 PR 40.8: SP Report to the President (Space Shuttle accident) 1986 1/R 29 Investigation of the Challenger accident report of the Y 1.1/8: 99- Committee on Science and Technology, House of 1986 1016 Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, second session Y 3.T 22/2: 2 L Reducing launch operations costs : new technologies and 1988 37 practices Y 3.T 22/2: 2 Round trip to orbit : human spaceflight alternatives : 1989 Or 1 special report Space shuttle accident hearings before the Subcommittee Y 4. C 73/7: on Science, Technology, and Space of the Committee on 1986 S.hrg. 99-967 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Investigation of the Challenger accident hearings before Y 4. SCI 2: the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of 1986 99/139 Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, second session NASA's response to the committee's investigation of the Y 4.Sci 2: "Challenger" accident : hearing before the Committee on 1987 100/7 Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. Vision 2001 : future space : hearing before the Y 4.SCI 2: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Committee on 2001 107-1 Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress - International Space Station - Space station : the next logical step / by Andrew J. NAS 1.2: St 2/6 1987 Stofan Together in orbit : the origins of international NAS 1.2: OR 1/5 1998 participation in the space station / John M. Logsdon U.S.-European collaboration in space science / NAS 1.2: SCI Committee on International Space Programs, Space 1998 2/17 Studies Board, C International Space Station evolution data book 1999- NAS 1.21: 6109/ [microform] / Catherine A. Jorgensen, editor 9999 NAS 1.69: EB- Connecting in space [computer file] : docking with 1998 1998-07-126-HQ the International Space Station NAS 1.69: EB- International space station crew return vehicle 1998 1998-11-127-HQ [computer file] : X-38 NAS 1.69: EB- 2001-04-004- Humans and robots 2001 JSC OTHER SPACE STATIONS NAS 1.2: Sk 9 Skylab program description 1971 NAS 1.2: Sk 9/4 Skylab experiments 1972 NAS 1.2: Sp 1/46 Spacelab 1 1982 NAS 1.2: SP 1/56 Spacelab mission summary sheet : June 1993 1993 Spacelab users guide : a short introduction to spacelab NAS 1.18: Sp 1/4 1977 and its use Skylab experiments / Produced by the Skylab NAS 1.19: Program and NASA's Education Programs Division 1973 in cooperation Skylab: a guidebook, by Leland F. Belew and Ernst NAS 1.19: 107 1973 Stuhlinger NAS 1.19:119 Skylab and the sun 1973 Spacelab, an international short-stay orbiting NAS 1.19: 165 1983 laboratory NAS 1.19: 201 Spacelab 1 1982 NAS 1.19:211 Space station / by David A. Anderton 1985 Space station : the next logical step / [by Walter NAS 1.19:213 1984 Froehlich] NAS 1.19:217 Spacelab 2 1985 NAS 1.21: 2001- Shuttle-Mir = [Mir-shattl] : the U.S. and Russia share 2001 4225 history's highest stage / by Clay Morgan NAS 1.21: 2001- Shuttle-Mir = [Mir-shattl] : the U.S. and Russia share 2001 4225/CD history's highest stage / by Clay Morgan Skylab explores the Earth / prepared by NASA NAS 1.21: 380 2001 Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Skylab, our first space station / edited by Leland F. NAS 1.21:400 Belew ; prepared by George C. Marshall Space Flight 1977 Center OTHER SPACE STATIONS Skylab, classroom in space / edited by Lee B. [i.e. R.] NAS 1.21:401 Summerlin ; prepared by George C. Marshall Space 1977 Flight Skylab : a chronology / Roland W. Newkirk and Ivan NAS 1.21: 4011 1977 D. Ertel, with Courtney G. Brooks Living and working in space : a history of Skylab / W. NAS 1.21: 4208 1983 David Compton and Charles D. Benson Spacelab, an international success story / Douglas R. NAS 1.21: 487 1987 Lord NAS 1.45: 9 Spacelab 1 (STS-9) 1984 NAS 1.69: 83-8 STS-9 and Spacelab 1 1983 Space station : leadership for the future / by Franklin NAS 1.75:509 1987 D. Martin and Terence T. Finn Space station : a step into the future / by Andrew J. NAS 1.75: 510 1988 Stofan NAS 1.75: 512 Space station : a research laboratory in space 1988 Space Station Freedom : a foothold on the future / by NAS 1.83: Leonard David for the National Aeronautics and 1988 107/10-88 Space Admin Spacelab life sciences 1 : first space laboratory NAS 1.83: 120 1989 dedicated to life sciences research NAS 1.83: 137 Space Station Freedom : gateway to the future 1992 Spacelab Accomplishments Forum [computer file] / NAS 1.86: SP edited by J. Emond ; compiled by N. Bennett, D. 2000 2/CD McCauley, K. Mu - Apollo - NAS 1.19: 100 Apollo / text by Russell E. Chappell 1974 On the moon with Apollo 17; a guidebook to Taurus- NAS 1.19:101 1972 Littrow NAS 1.19:102 Apollo 17 at Taurus Littrow / David A. Anderton 1973 NAS 1.19:109 Apollo Soyuz / by Walter Froehlich 1976 NAS 1.19: 66 Apollo 8: man around the moon 1968 First lunar landing : 20th anniversary / as told by the NAS 1.19: 73/989 astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, Michael 1989 Collin NAS 1.19:76 Apollo 13: "Houston, we've got a problem." 1970 NAS 1.19:91 Apollo 14: science at Fra Mauro 1971 NAS 1.19:94 Apollo 15 at Hadley Base 1971 NAS 1.19:95 On the moon with Apollo 16 [sound recording] 1972 NAS 1.19:97 Apollo 16 at Descartes. [Text by Walter Froehlich] 1972 Moon as viewed by lunar orbiter / by L. J. Kosofsky NAS 1.21: 200 1970 and Farouk El-Baz NAS 1.21: 2000- Apollo by the numbers : a statistical reference / by 2000 4029 Richard W.
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