| Title |
The space telescope : a study of NASA, science, technology, and politics / Robert W. Smith with contributions by Paul A. Hanle, Robert H. Kargon, Joseph N. Tatarewicz. |
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| Imprint |
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993. |
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| Description |
xx, 508 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Content |
text txt |
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unmediated n |
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volume nc |
| Note |
Paperback edition adds a new preface and a new afterword. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 452-497) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Dreams of telescopes -- 2. Building a program -- 3. Astronomers, industry, and money -- 4. Selling the Large Space Telescope -- 5. Saving the Space Telescope -- 6. Making an institute -- 7. Up and running -- 8. Problems arise -- 9. Closing in -- 10. Reflections -- Appendixes: The Space Telescope. |
| Local Note |
Gift of Dr. Robert Kargon, March 2019 |
| Subject(s) |
Space Telescope History Project (U.S.)
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Telescopes.
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Space telescopes.
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