The extension of human activity into outer space has been
accompanied by a high degree of self-awareness of its historical
significance. Few large-scale activities have been as extensively
chronicled so closely to the time they actually occurred. Many of
those who were directly involved were quite conscious that they
were making history, and they kept full records of their
activities. Because most of the activity in outer space was carried
out under government sponsorship, it was accompanied by the
documentary record required of public institutions, and there has
been a spate of official and privately written histories of most
major aspects of space achievement to date. When top leaders
considered what course of action to pursue in space, their
deliberations and decisions often were carefully put on the record.
There is, accordingly, no lack of material for those who aspire to
understand the origins and evolution of U.S. space policies and
programs. The documents selected for inclusion in this volume are
presented in two chapters: one covering the Mercury and Gemini
projects and another chapter covering Project Apollo. Each section
in the present volume is introduced by an overview essay. In the
main, these essays are intended to introduce and complement the
documents in the section and to place them in a chronological and
substantive context. Each essay contains references to the
documents in the section it introduces, and also contains
references to documents in other volumes in this series.
NASA-SP-2008-4407. NASA History Series. This is an 800+ page
volume.
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