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Into the Unknown Together

The DOD, NASA,

and Early Spaceflight

ARK

RICKSON

Lieutenant Colonel, USAF

Air University Press

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

September 2005

Air University Library Cataloging Data

Erickson, Mark, 1962-

Into the unknown together : the DOD, NASA and early spaceflight / Mark Erick-

son.

p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 1-58566-140-6

1. Manned space flight—Government policy—United States—History. 2. National

Aeronautics and Space Administration—History. 3. Astronautics, Military—Govern-

ment policy—United States. 4. United States. Air Force—History. 5. United States.

Dept. of Defense—History. I. Title.

629.45'009'73––dc22

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To Becky, Anna, and Jessica

You make it all worthwhile.

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