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

(Part of the Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics Series)

by Sunny Tsiao

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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"

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

(Part of the Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics Series)

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