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Name: Life in Space: NASA Life Sciences Research duri. (author)**
Brand: University Press of Florida

University Press of Florida

Life in Space explores the many aspects and outcomes of NASA\u2019s research in life sciences, a little-understood endeavor that has often been overlooked in histories of the space agency. Maura Mackowski details NASA\u2019s work in this field from spectacular promises made during the Reagan era to the major new directions set by George W. Bush\u2019s Vision for Space Exploration in the early twenty-first century.\nAt the first flight of NASA\u2019s space shuttle in 1981, hopes ran high for the shuttle program to achieve its potential of regularly transporting humans, cargo, and scientific experiments between Earth and the International Space Station. Mackowski describes different programs, projects, and policies initiated across NASA centers and headquarters in the following decades to advance research into\n\nLife in Space\nNASA Life Sciences Research During the Late Twentieth Century\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Ro;