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William H. Pickering: America's Deep Space Pioneer

America's Deep Space Pioneer

William H. Pickering: America's Deep Space Pioneer( )
Author: Mudgway, Douglas J.
Compiled by: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Staff,
ISBN:978-0-16-081536-2
Publication Date:Dec 2008
Publisher:United States Government Printing Office
Imprint:History Office
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $25.00
Book Description:

Biography of William H. Pickering, 1910-2004 On the first day of February 1958, three men held aloft a model of Explorer 1, America's first Earth satellite, for the press photographers. That image of William Pickering, Wernher von Braun, and James Van Allen became an icon for America's response to the Sputnik challenge. Von Braun and Van Allen were well known, but who was Pickering? From humble beginnings in a remote country town in New Zealand, Pickering came...
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Book Details
Pages:271
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 10 x 1 Inches



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