NASA Kennedy Space Center

NASA Kennedy Space Center

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Publication Date: 15th February 2016

From Bumper V-2 rocket launches in 1950 to the launch of the Orion spacecraft atop a Delta IV rocket in 2014, NASA's Kennedy Space Center has served as the nation's portal to outer space for over 60 years. Images of Modern America: NASA Kennedy Space Center provides a fascinating look at the evolution of spacecraft technology and vintage images of Florida's scenic Merritt Island, known as the "Space Coast." This photographic history of the nation's premier spaceport looks back at the United States' glorious past in space exploration and ahead to its future.
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From Bumper V-2 rocket launches in 1950 to the launch of the Orion spacecraft atop a Delta IV rocket in 2014, NASA's Kennedy Space Center has served as the nation's portal to outer space for over 60 years. Images of Modern America: NASA Kennedy Space Center provides a fascinating look at the evolution of spacecraft technology and vintage images of Florida's scenic Merritt Island, known as the "Space Coast." This photographic history of the nation's premier spaceport looks back at the United States' glorious past in space exploration and ahead to its future.
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From Bumper V-2 rocket launches in 1950 to the launch of the Orion spacecraft atop a Delta IV rocket in 2014, NASA's Kennedy Space Center has served as the nation's portal to outer space for over 60 years. Images of Modern America: NASA Kennedy Space Center provides a fascinating look at the evolution of spacecraft technology and vintage images of Florida's scenic Merritt Island, known as the "Space Coast." This photographic history of the nation's premier spaceport looks back at the United States' glorious past in space exploration and ahead to its future.
Details
  • Pages: 96
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of Modern America
  • Publication Date: 15th February 2016
  • State: Florida
  • Illustration Note: Full Color
  • ISBN: 9781467115384
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Author Bio
Mark A. Chambers is a contract senior technical writer for NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. He is the author of 12 aviation history books, including Arcadia Publishing's Flight Research at NASA Langley Research Center, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, and NASA Kennedy Space Center.
From Bumper V-2 rocket launches in 1950 to the launch of the Orion spacecraft atop a Delta IV rocket in 2014, NASA's Kennedy Space Center has served as the nation's portal to outer space for over 60 years. Images of Modern America: NASA Kennedy Space Center provides a fascinating look at the evolution of spacecraft technology and vintage images of Florida's scenic Merritt Island, known as the "Space Coast." This photographic history of the nation's premier spaceport looks back at the United States' glorious past in space exploration and ahead to its future.
  • Pages: 96
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of Modern America
  • Publication Date: 15th February 2016
  • State: Florida
  • Illustrations Note: Full Color
  • ISBN: 9781467115384
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Mark A. Chambers is a contract senior technical writer for NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. He is the author of 12 aviation history books, including Arcadia Publishing's Flight Research at NASA Langley Research Center, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, and NASA Kennedy Space Center.