Life in Space: NASA Life Sciences Research During the Late Twentieth Century - Maura Phillips Mackowski

Descriere Life in Space: NASA Life Sciences Research During the Late Twentieth Century - Maura Phillips Mackowski

\nA little-known yet critical part of \nNASA history \n\n \n \n \nLife in Space explores the many aspects and \noutcomes of NASA's research in life sciences, a little-understood endeavor that \nhas often been overlooked in histories of the space agency. Maura Mackowski \ndetails NASA's work in this field from spectacular promises made during the \nReagan era to the major new directions set by George W. Bush's Vision for Space \nExploration in the early twenty-first century.\n \n \n \n \n \nAt the \nfirst flight of NASA's space shuttle in 1981, hopes ran high for the shuttle \nprogram to achieve its potential of regularly transporting humans, cargo, and \nscientific experiments between Earth and the International Space Station. \nMackowski describes different programs, projects, and policies initiated across \nNASA centers and headquarters in the following decades to advance research into \nhuman safety and habitation, plant and animal biology, and commercial \nbiomaterials. Mackowski illuminates these ventures in fascinating detail by \ndrawing on rare archival sources, oral histories, interviews, and site visits.\n \n \n \n \n \nWhile \nhighlighting significant achievements and innovations such as space radiation \nresearch and the Neurolab Spacelab Mission, Mackowski reveals frustrations--lost \nopportunities, stagnation, and dead ends--stemming from frequent changes in \npresidential administrations and policies. For today's dreams of lunar outposts \nor long-term spaceflight to become reality, Mackowski argues, a robust program \nin space life sciences is essential, and the history in this book offers \nlessons to help prevent leaving more expectations unfulfilled.\n

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University Of Florida Press

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9781683402602

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