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BL
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636070
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David, James E.,1951-
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| Title & Author
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Spies and shuttles : : NASA's secret relationships with the DOD and CIA / James E. David
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xiv, 354 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9780813049991
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: 0813049997
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Forging close ties in NASA's early years -- NASA, the CIA, and foreign intelligence during the Apollo era -- Expanding interaction in old and new areas -- Restrictions on remote sensing from space -- Concerns over human spaceflight program experiments and lunar and astronomy program technologies -- The shuttle : NASA's radically new partnership with the national security agencies -- The national security agencies abandon the shuttle -- NASA's applications satellites and national security requirements -- Conclusion
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Author James David tells the inside story of how NASA became a strange bedfellow to the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency, performing covert operations such as flying over sensitive areas, launching secret telecommunications satellites, and missile launch testing
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United States.-- History
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United States.-- History
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United States.-- History
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Astronautics-- United States-- History
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Astronautics, Military-- Government policy-- United States
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National security-- United States
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| Dewey Classification
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327.1273
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| LC Classification
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TL789.8.U5D26 2015
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TL789.8.U5D26 2015
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