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From: dalex@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Dave Alexander)
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Subject: Re: Information sources on planetary probes.
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In article <8901200053.AA23790@decwrl.dec.com>
           klaes@mtwain.dec.com (CUP/ML, MLO5-2/G1 8A, 223-3283) writes:
> Space missions are affected by numerous political and economic
> factors, as you no doubt know.

If this is a particular interest, let me recommend

"...the Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age"

I believe that the author's name is Patrick Houghton.  It discusses the
political factors that helped to shape the development of the space age,
looking at both the military and civilian aspects of the American space
program.  Most of the information is about the American space program,
with some speculation about what was happening in the U.S.S.R.  The time
period begins with WWII.  It told me a lot about the origins of the arms
race as well as the space program.

I recommend it highly to anyone curious about either.


                         -- Dave Alexander

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"Experience has proved that some people indeed know everything."
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