SP-4105 The Birth of NASA

 

- Contents -

 

 

Preface.

Introduction.

Chapter One : Recollections of NASA's Early Years.

Chapter Two : January 1960.

Chapter Three : February 1960.

Chapter Four : March 1960.

Chapter Five : April 1960.

Chapter Six : May 1960.

Chapter Seven : June 1960.

Chapter Eight : July 1960.

Chapter Nine : August 1960.

Chapter Ten : September 1960.

Chapter Eleven : October 1960.

Chapter Twelve : November 1960.

Chapter Thirteen : December 1960.

Chapter Fourteen : January 1961.

Postscript.

Biographical Appendix.

Index.

Author of Introduction & The Editor.

The NASA History Series.

 

 

- Illustrations -

 

T. Keith and Ruth Glennan. pxxv.
Four former NASA administrators at Kennedy Space Center. pxxvii.
The Glennan family in 1992. pxxx.
The seal of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. p1.
The swearing-in of T. Keith Glennan and Hugh L. Dryden. p3.
The NASA seal. p9.
T. Keith Glennan, Richard E. Homer, and Hugh L. Dryden. p19.
The Mercury astronauts. p21.
Plaque on the Little White House. p42.
The Echo satellite during inflation tests. p49.
Thor-Able IV and Pioneer V. p91.
Pioneer V satellite. p97.
The X-15 research airplane. p100.
Schematic drawing of Echo satellite. p102.
Tiros I and global weather photography. p138.
Failed attempt to launch an Echo satellite, 13 May 1960. p146.
The Little White House (NASA's headquarters until 1961). p168.
Another view of the Little White House. p168.
The entire complex at 1520 H Street, NW. p169.
Dr. A. C. B. Lovell flanked by Hugh Dryden and T. Keith Glennan. p179.
Saturn l launch vehicle juxtaposed against earlier rockets. p216.
Robert C. Seamans being sworn in as associate administrator of NASA. p220.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower arriving for Marshall dedication. p224.
Marshall Space Flight Center dedication ceremony. p225.
Wernher von Braun explains Saturn launch vehicle. p226.
Juno II launch vehicle with Explorer VIII aboard. p263.
NASA facilities in late 1961. p313.


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