Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Facilities : Supporting Analyses to an Assessment of NASA's Capabilities to Serve National Needs

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) wind tunnel and propulsion test facilities continue to be important to U.S. competitiveness across the military, commercial, and space sectors. Unfortunately, management issues are creating real risks to these facilities

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anton, Philip S
Corporate Authors: Rand Corporation (Content Provider), United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Content Provider), United States (Content Provider)
Other Authors: Block, Michael, Brown, Michael, Johnson, Dana J
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica : RAND Corporation, 2004
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