Contested Ground: The Historical Debate Over NASA's Mission (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781478241614)

Since the opening of the space age nearly 50 years ago, the U.S. government has spent close to 1 trillion dollars on space related activities. Although by no means the largest public expenditure over that period- it is easily dwarfed by national defense, social security, and countless other federal programs- it is still, by any measure, an enormous amount of money. It therefore seems perfectly reasonable to ask: what has the American taxpayer gotten in return for this rather large investment

Author: W. D. Kay
ISBN-10: 1478241616
ISBN-13: 9781478241614
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/13/2012
Pages: 498
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.52lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.00d