Florida's Space Coast: The Impact of NASA on the Sunshine State

by William Barnaby Faherty

Book Overview

Florida's
Space Coast tells
the compelling story of America's half century in space exploration from the
successful launch of the first two-stage rocket in 1950 through the space
shuttle missions of 2000. Told from the unique viewpoint of the people who
built the Spaceport, this book shows how the space program transformed the east
central Florida coast from a traditional citrus production and tourist area to
one...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081302563X
• ISBN13: 9780813025636
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 8.7"