Excerpt from Spaceflight Revolution: Nasa Langley Research Center From Sputnik to Apollo NASA maintains an internal history program for two principal reasons: (1) Sponsorship of research in NASA-related history is one way in which Nasa responds to the provision of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 that requires Nasa to "provide for the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination of information concerning its activities and the results thereof." (2) Thoughtful study of Nasa history can help agency managers accomplish the missions assigned to the agency. Understanding NASA's past aids in understanding its present situation and illuminates possible future directions. The opinions and conclusions set forth in this book are those of the author; no official of the agency necessarily endorses those opinions or conclusions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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