Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute : an untold history of spacemen & spies / Craig Gralley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gralley, Craig R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute.

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

United States.

United States. National Security Agency--History.

Astronautical laboratories--North Carolina.

Astronautical laboratories.

Geostationary satellites.

Tracking (Engineering)--North Carolina.

Tracking (Engineering).

North Carolina.

Rosman (N.C.)--History.

Rosman (N.C.).

North Carolina, Western--History.

North Carolina, Western.

Physical Description:

158 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations (black & white and color), maps ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute : an untold history of spacemen and spies

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2023.

Summary:

For six decades western North Carolinians have asked the question: "What are those big satellite dishes doing behind that chain-linked fence?" In the early years of the site near Rosman, NASA gave public tours of the antennas it used to track space satellites. When the defense department took over, the tours stopped. Signs were posted that read "Unauthorized Entry Prohibited" and armed guards patrolled the site. Wild myths took root. Underground tunnels held nuclear missiles. The site was a submarine base. A city built underground held captive space aliens. Then, suddenly, DoD departed. New owners dusted off the satellite dishes and pointed them into deepest space. Public tours at the new Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute were reestablished and programs were created for a brand new mission-- science education. Now, local author Craig Gralley tells PARI's full story.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-154) and index.

ISBN:

1467152188

9781467152181

OCLC:

1349452246

Publisher Number:

99994754238