Background This study examines the evolution of U.S. military thinking about how outer space might contribute to U.S. national security during the cold war era. It divides the cold war era into four periods: 1945-Sputnik I, Sputnik 1-1963, ...
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Should The Apollo XI Astronauts Not Make It Home: President Richard Nixon’s Speech
Background The following speech is found within the holdings of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. The President’s speechwriter, William Safire, wrote this statement on July 18, 1969, and sent it to White House Chief of ...
Comparison of US and Estimated Soviet Expenditures For Space Programs, August 1964
Background Excerpt from the document: “Soviet investment in space programs has been expensive but has paid handsome dividends in the form of a number of spectacular space accomplishments that created an image of military strength and ...
Hubble Legacy Field, Released May 2, 2019
Background This Hubble Space Telescope image represents the largest, most comprehensive “history book” of galaxies in the universe. The image, a combination of nearly 7,500 separate Hubble exposures, represents 16 years’ worth ...
Exploring the Unknown
Background This is a projected eight volume series of selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program, published by NASA. Document Archive Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space ...
