Article ID: CBB404395378

A Career in Thin Air (2019)

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This is a description of my 60-year career in space science. I was lucky that my career started pretty much with the beginning of the space science era, when most measurements presented something new, exciting, and unexpected. It was also a time when there were plenty of opportunities and finding support was relatively easy.

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Authors & Contributors
Launius, Roger D.
Nishida, A.
McDonald, Prank B.
Subodhana Wijeyeratne
Hunten, Donald M.
Cirac-Claveras, Gemma
Journals
Journal of Geophysical Research
Pharmacy in History
Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy
Journal of Social History
Journal of Asian Studies
Icon: Journal of the International Committee for the History of Technology
Publishers
University of Pennsylvania Press
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Smithsonian Books
Duke University Press
American Chemical Society
Concepts
Space research and exploration
Space
Space travel; space flight
Career development
Space programs
Personal narratives
People
Breslow, Ronald
Tereshkova, Valentina
Higby, Gregory J.
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
Places
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
North Korea
Americas
Japan
Institutions
Place
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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