{"product_id":"floridas-space-coast-the-impact-of-nasa-on-the-sunshine-state-9780813080550","title":"Florida's Space Coast: The Impact of NASA on the Sunshine State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story of how NASA transformed Florida's East Coast over half a century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlorida's Space Coast\u003c\/i\u003e tells the compelling story of America's half century in space exploration from the successful launch of the first two-stage rocket in 1950 through the latest space shuttle missions of 2000. Told from the unique viewpoint of the people who built the Spaceport, this book shows how the space program transformed the east central Florida coast from a traditional citrus production and tourist area to one of the most influential high-tech centers in the nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCape Canaveral was chosen as a missile launch site because of its many geographical advantages. However, in the early years of the space program, the area was far from an ideal place for NASA employees to raise their families. NASA brought in thousands of space-related workers, who, besides sending machines and men into space, had to meet the challenge of moving their families from urban environs to a rural southern county. This book engagingly recounts the parallel stories of the establishment of America's space program and its impact on the development of Brevard County.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA volume in the\u003cbr\u003eFlorida History and Culture series, edited by Raymond Arsenault and Gary R.\u003cbr\u003eMormino  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Faherty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813080550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFaherty, William B.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam\u003cbr\u003eBarnaby Faherty\u003c\/b\u003e (1914‒2011) was professor emeritus of history at St. Louis\u003cbr\u003eUniversity and director of the Museum of the Western Jesuit Missions in\u003cbr\u003eHazelwood, Missouri. He is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eGateway to the Moon: Building the\u003cbr\u003eKennedy Space Center Launch Complex \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMoon Launch! A History of the\u003cbr\u003eSaturn-Apollo Launch Operations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43232850641011,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":30.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_68fe1447-7712-44e1-abc5-ea75246fa54b.jpg?v=1754053242","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/floridas-space-coast-the-impact-of-nasa-on-the-sunshine-state-9780813080550","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}