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Why Mars : NASA and the politics of space exploration / W. Henry Lambright.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lambright, W. Henry, 1939- author.
- Series:
- New series in NASA history.
- New Series in NASA History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Space flight to Mars.
- Astronautics and state--United States.
- Astronautics and state.
- Mars (Planet)--Exploration.
- Mars (Planet).
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States.
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (334 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- What does it take to mount and give coherence to a multi-mission, big science program? How do advocates and decision makers maintain goals and adapt their programs in the face of opposition and budgetary stringency? Where do they succeed in their strategies? Where do they fall short? Lambright's insightful book suggests that from Mars exploration we can learn lessons that apply to other large-scale national endeavors in science and technology.
- Contents:
- The call of Mars
- Beginning the quest
- Leaping forward
- Searching for life
- Struggling to restart
- Moving up the agenda
- Prioritizing Mars
- Accelerating Mars sample return
- Overreaching, rethinking
- Adopting "follow the water"
- Implementing amidst conflict
- Attempting alliance
- Landing on Mars and looking ahead.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-1280-2
- OCLC:
- 879645907
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