Florida's space coast : the impact of NASA on the Sunshine State / William Barnaby Faherty ; foreword by Gary R. Mormino and Raymond Arsenault.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faherty, William Barnaby, 1914-2011.

Series:

Florida history and culture series

The Florida history and culture series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

John F. Kennedy Space Center--History.

John F. Kennedy Space Center.

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

History.

Brevard County (Fla.)--Social life and customs--20th century.

Brevard County (Fla.).

Florida--History--20th century.

Florida.

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xix, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2002]

Summary:

Florida's Space Coast is the compelling story of America's half century in space exploration, told for the first time from the unique viewpoint of the people who built the space-port. From the first successful launch of a two-stage rocket in 1950 through the latest space shuttle missions of 2000, William Barnaby Faherty illustrates how the space program transformed the east central Florida coast from a traditional citrus production and tourist area into one of the most influential high-tech centers in the nation. As a missile launch site, Cape Canaveral had many geographical advantages. As a place for NASA employees to raise their families, the area was far from ideal. NASA brought in thousands of space-related workers, who, besides sending machines and men into space, had to meet the challenge of moving their families from urban environs to a rural southern county. This side-by-side evolutionary chronicle of America's space program and the county in which it was born provides an engaging first-hand look at how Florida's Space Coast propelled the state into the twenty-first century. Florida's Space Coast joins the popular list of space history titles from University Press of Florida, which include "Before This Decade is Out...": Personal Reflections on the Apollo Program, Gateway to the Moon, and Moon Launch!

Contents:

1 Testing the Territory 1

2 Answering the Call of President Kennedy 21

3 Moving Ahead with LBJ 42

4 Learning from Success and Failure 63

5 Getting a "Second Wind" 111

6 Welcoming a "Benign Boomerang" 129

7 Appraising the Home Front 141

8 Looking Beyond the Far Horizons 158

9 Reorienting Our Dreams 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-198) and index.

ISBN:

081302563X

OCLC:

50339308