Piercing the Horizon: The Story of Visionary NASA Chief Tom Paine

by Sunny Tsiao

Book Overview

We all know the names: Grissom, Armstrong, Cernan--legends of the space age whose names resonate with people around the world and whose deeds need no introduction. We know less about the men who led the organization that planned and began the U.S. exploration of space: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Thomas O. Paine grew up an ordinary boy in northern California during the Great Depression of the 1930s. He would...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557537917
• ISBN13: 9781557537911
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"