دانلود کتاب Vanguard, A History

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VANGUARD: A History
FOREWORD
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PREFACE
1 BACKGROUND OF SPACE EXPLORATION
2 SEEKING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR A SATELLITE PROGRAM
3 SELECTING A SATELLITE PLAN
4 GETTING THE LAUNCH PROGRAM STARTED
5 BATTLE OVER VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS
6 ROLE OF NAS AND TPESP, 1955-1956
7 ONBOARD EXPERIMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION
8 CREATING A HOME ON THE RANGE
9 THE TRACKING SYSTEMS
10 EARLY TEST FIRINGS
11 FROM SPUTNIK I TO TV-3
12 SUCCESS-AND AFTER
13 THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND THE SCIENTIFIC HARVEST, 1957-1959
14 THE FINAL ACCOUNTING
NOTES
Selected Bibliography
APPENDIXES
1. Vanguard Flight Summary
2. Explorer Flight Summary
3. IGY Satellite Launches
INDEX
THE AUTHORS
NASA HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS