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NASA's Massive Free E-Book Collection
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E-BOOKS AVAILABLE NOW!

The newest of a series of NASA History Division e-Books is available:

[URL="http://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/nasa_at_50_detail.html"]NASA at 50:
Interviews with NASA's Senior Leadership [/URL]
SP20124114, ed. by Steven J. Dick, et.al.

Click here for a complete listing of our e-Books



ORDERING INFORMATION


  • Titles published in the NASA History Series (SP-4000 series) can be viewed/downloaded free at the links below. Printed copies of many titles are available for sale from the NASA Information Center, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, Suite 1N24, Washington, DC 20546-0001. Phone: 202-358-0000. A complete list of publications available through the NASA Information Center can be found at this link:
    http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/ic/ic2.htm#pubs
    NASA History Monographs (the SP-4500 series) are available at no cost with a self-addressed, stamped envelope through the NASA Information Center.
    Some of the NASA History SP Series titles, along with other NASA publications shown on this page, are available through the Government Printing Office (GPO) and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS).
  • GPO bookstore, 1-866-512-1800, ContactCenter@gpo.gov,
    http://bookstore.gpo.gov/index.jsp
  • NTIS 888-584-8332, customerservice@ntis.gov,
    http://www.ntis.gov/products/nasa.aspx



FLAGSHIP PUBLICATIONS


Documentary Histories --
"Exploring The Unknown":


Documentary Histories --
"The Wind and Beyond":

  • How ideas about aerodynamics first developed and how the science and technology evolved to forge the airplane into the revolutionary machine that it became is the epic story told in this projected six-volume series.
  • Hansen, James R., ed. The Wind and Beyond: Journey into the History of Aerodynamics in America, Volume 1, The Ascent of the Airplane. NASA SP-2003-4409, 2003.
    Click below to view this book in a four part PDF:
    Part 1.
    Part 2.
    Part 3.
    Part 4.
  • Hansen, James R., ed. The Wind and Beyond: Journey into the History of Aerodynamics in America, Volume 2, Reinventing the Airplane. NASA SP-2007-4409, 2007.
    Click below to view this book in a three part PDF:
    Part 1.
    Part 2.
    Part 3.

Brief Histories of NASA:

  • Overviews of NACA and NASA accomplishments in aeronautics and space.
  • Anderson, Frank W., Jr. Orders of Magnitude: A History of NACA and NASA, 1915-1980. NASA SP-4403, 1981. Out of print.
  • Bilstein, Roger E. Orders of Magnitude: A History of the NACA and NASA, 1915-1990. NASA SP-4406, 1989. Out of print.
  • Bilstein, Roger E. Testing Aircraft, Exploring Space: An Illustrated History of NACA and NASA. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. This book is an update of: Orders of Magnitude: A History of NACA and NASA, 1915-1990.


50th Anniversary Publications:


Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight:


Societal Impact of Spaceflight:




Memoirs:

  • This autobiography by Boris Chertok, a towering figure in Soviet/Russian space history, was originally published in Russian and has now been specially translated and edited for publication in the NASA History Series. It is now complete in these four volumes that compile Chertok's insightful reminiscences on his 60-year career in aviation and space.
  • Chertok, Boris. Rockets and People, Volume 1. (NASA SP-2005-4110).
    Click here to view this book in a three part PDF:
    Part 1.
    Part 2.
    Part 3.
  • Chertok, Boris. Rockets and People: Creating a Rocket Industry, Volume II. (NASA SP-2006-4110).
  • Chertok, Boris. Rockets and People: Hot Days of the Cold War, Volume III. (NASA SP-2009-4110).
    E-Book available: click here
  • Chertok, Boris. Rockets and People: The Moon Race, Volume IV. (NASA SP-2011-4110).
    E-Book available: click here This thoroughly researched, insightful biography by a fellow New Zealander who came to the U.S. and worked with William Pickering, who became Director of JPL, is a timely addition to the literature and an engaging portrait of one of the pioneers of early U.S. robotic spaceflight.
  • Mudgway, Douglas J. William H. Pickering: America's Deep Space Pioneer. (NASA SP-2008-4113).
    Click below to view this book in a three part PDF:
    Part 1.
    Part 2.
    Part 3.


Aeronautics and Space Report of the President:


NASA Historical Data Books:


Astronautics and Aeronautics Chronology:



NASA HISTORY PUBLICATIONS ARRANGED BY SPECIAL PUBLICATION (SP) NUMBERS


Reference Works, (SP-4000 Series):


Management Histories, (SP-4100 Series):


Project Histories, (SP-4200 Series):


Center Histories, (SP-4300 Series):


General Histories, (SP-4400 Series):

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