Published 2019
Table of Contents:
“…Early years, escape from Europe, and the end of World War II -- The beginning of the Cold War, nuclear weapons, and graduate school at MIT -- Edward Teller, the nuclear weapons laboratory at Livermore, and Cold War crises -- The University of California, the Middle Eastern wars, and the war in Vietnam -- 1967 and 1968: years of changes, setbacks, and decisions -- The NASA-Ames Research Center and the Cold War -- Nelson Rockefeller, the end of the war in Vietnam, and the proliferation of nuclear weapons -- The National Reconnaissance Office and the US Air Force -- Long-range bombers, missiles, and a space command for the Air Force -- Other duties as assigned and the election of
Ronald Reagan -- The interregnum and the return to NASA -- The space shuttle, air force bombers, and a long-range plan for NASA -- Spacelab, Columbia, and fundamental changes in Cold War policy -- Defense against ballistic missiles and two important firsts in spaceflight -- The space station, the president, and leaving Washington -- The loss of Challenger, crucial summit meetings, and defense-related research at the University of Texas -- The reunification of Germany and the collapse of the Soviet Union -- Encore in Washington.…”
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