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008 180817s2019 dcuaf b 001 0 eng d
040 _aYDX
_beng
_erda
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_dBDX
_dOCLCQ
_dOCP
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_dILC
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020 _a9781426220050
_q(hardback)
020 _a1426220057
_q(hardback)
035 _a(OCoLC)1048947937
092 _a629.454
_bD249
049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aDavid, Leonard
_c(Space journalist),
_eauthor.
_9323265
245 1 0 _aMoon rush:
_bthe new space race /
_cLeonard David.
264 1 _aWashington, DC :
_bNational Geographic Partners, LLC,
_c2019.
264 4 _c©2019
300 _a223 pages (32 unnumbered pages of plates) :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
336 _astill image
_bsti
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aForeword : Let's get our global space act together / by Buzz Aldrin -- The moon: What's the attraction? -- What do we know about the moon? -- Paving the way -- Man on the moon: Apollo's lasting legacy -- Laying a new foundation -- Back to the moon -- Giving the moon the business -- New moon rising -- Afterword: Mission control / by the Honorable Harrison H. Schmitt -- Appendix: Lunar exploration time line.
520 _a"It seems a foregone conclusion: We will set foot on the Moon once more. Let this provocative, timely book by veteran space journalist Leonard David be your guide as it happens. Against an inspiring backdrop of history, science, and technology, he explains the explorations, enterprises, and most pressing issues surrounding our lunar satellite today..."--from Back cover.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
_y21st century.
_9403152
650 0 _aSpace flight to the moon
_y21st century.
_9403153
650 0 _aSpace race
_zUnited States.
_9183406
651 0 _aMoon
_xExploration
_y21st century.
_9403154
651 0 _aMoon
_xExploration
_xGovernment policy
_zUnited States.
_9403155
651 0 _aOuter space
_xExploration
_zUnited States.
_9277703
700 1 _aAldrin, Buzz,
_ewriter of foreword.
_957212
994 _aC0
_bNFG
999 _c294275
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