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To Reach the High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles
"A valuable contribution to the field of aerospace literature," this book includes an extensive overview of Delta history and development along with chapters on Atlas, Titan, Scout, Space Shuttle, and much more.
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Many other excellent books about spaceflight are recommended here.
28-Oct-02 | Ball Aerospace to build Kepler instruments
NASA has awarded a contract potentially worth $28.4 million to Ball Aerospace and Technology Corp. of Boulder, Colo., for development of the optics and detectors for a high-tech camera for the Kepler spacecraft. Kepler, scheduled for launch aboard a Delta II rocket in 2007, will be dedicated to the search for extrasolar terrestrial (Earth-sized) planets. (NASA contract announcement, 28-Oct-02)