Author: Ivan D. Ertel
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Languages : en
Pages : 492
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The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology Volume 4, 21 January 1966 - 13 July 1974
Author: Ivan D. Ertel
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Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Languages : en
Pages : 492
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The Secret of Apollo
Author: Stephen B. Johnson
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801885426
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Winner of the Emme Award for Astronautical Literature from the American Astronautical Society How does one go about organizing something as complicated as a strategic-missile or space-exploration program? Stephen B. Johnson here explores the answer—systems management—in a groundbreaking study that involves Air Force planners, scientists, technical specialists, and, eventually, bureaucrats. Taking a comparative approach, Johnson focuses on the theory, or intellectual history, of "systems engineering" as such, its origins in the Air Force's Cold War ICBM efforts, and its migration to not only NASA but the European Space Agency. Exploring the history and politics of aerospace development and weapons procurement, Johnson examines how scientists and engineers created the systems management process to coordinate large-scale technology development, and how managers and military officers gained control of that process. "Those funding the race demanded results," Johnson explains. "In response, development organizations created what few expected and what even fewer wanted—a bureaucracy for innovation. To begin to understand this apparent contradiction in terms, we must first understand the exacting nature of space technologies and the concerns of those who create them."
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801885426
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Winner of the Emme Award for Astronautical Literature from the American Astronautical Society How does one go about organizing something as complicated as a strategic-missile or space-exploration program? Stephen B. Johnson here explores the answer—systems management—in a groundbreaking study that involves Air Force planners, scientists, technical specialists, and, eventually, bureaucrats. Taking a comparative approach, Johnson focuses on the theory, or intellectual history, of "systems engineering" as such, its origins in the Air Force's Cold War ICBM efforts, and its migration to not only NASA but the European Space Agency. Exploring the history and politics of aerospace development and weapons procurement, Johnson examines how scientists and engineers created the systems management process to coordinate large-scale technology development, and how managers and military officers gained control of that process. "Those funding the race demanded results," Johnson explains. "In response, development organizations created what few expected and what even fewer wanted—a bureaucracy for innovation. To begin to understand this apparent contradiction in terms, we must first understand the exacting nature of space technologies and the concerns of those who create them."
NASA Scientific and Technical Publications
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Chariots for Apollo
Author: Courtney G. Brooks
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486140938
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
This illustrated history by a trio of experts is the definitive reference on the Apollo spacecraft and lunar modules. It traces the vehicles' design, development, and operation in space. More than 100 photographs and illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486140938
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
This illustrated history by a trio of experts is the definitive reference on the Apollo spacecraft and lunar modules. It traces the vehicles' design, development, and operation in space. More than 100 photographs and illustrations.
Apollo Pilot
Author: Donn Eisele
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803299524
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
In October 1968 Donn Eisele flew with fellow astronauts Walt Cunningham and Wally Schirra into Earth orbit in Apollo 7. The first manned mission in the Apollo program and the first manned flight after a fire during a launch pad test killed three astronauts in early 1967, Apollo 7 helped restart NASA's manned-spaceflight program. Known to many as a goofy, lighthearted prankster, Eisele worked his way from the U.S. Naval Academy to test pilot school and then into the select ranks of America's prestigious astronaut corps. He was originally on the crew of Apollo 1 before being replaced due to injury. After that crew died in a horrific fire, Eisele was on the crew selected to return Americans to space. Despite the success of Apollo 7, Eisele never flew in space again, as divorce and a testy crew commander led to the three astronauts being labeled as troublemakers. Unbeknownst to everyone, after his retirement as a technical assistant for manned spaceflight at NASA's Langley Research Center in 1972, Eisele wrote in detail about his years in the air force and his time in the Apollo program. Long after his death, Francis French discovered Eisele's unpublished memoir, and Susie Eisele Black (Donn's widow) allowed French access to her late husband's NASA files and personal effects. Readers can now experience an Apollo story they assumed would never be written as well as the story behind its discovery.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803299524
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
In October 1968 Donn Eisele flew with fellow astronauts Walt Cunningham and Wally Schirra into Earth orbit in Apollo 7. The first manned mission in the Apollo program and the first manned flight after a fire during a launch pad test killed three astronauts in early 1967, Apollo 7 helped restart NASA's manned-spaceflight program. Known to many as a goofy, lighthearted prankster, Eisele worked his way from the U.S. Naval Academy to test pilot school and then into the select ranks of America's prestigious astronaut corps. He was originally on the crew of Apollo 1 before being replaced due to injury. After that crew died in a horrific fire, Eisele was on the crew selected to return Americans to space. Despite the success of Apollo 7, Eisele never flew in space again, as divorce and a testy crew commander led to the three astronauts being labeled as troublemakers. Unbeknownst to everyone, after his retirement as a technical assistant for manned spaceflight at NASA's Langley Research Center in 1972, Eisele wrote in detail about his years in the air force and his time in the Apollo program. Long after his death, Francis French discovered Eisele's unpublished memoir, and Susie Eisele Black (Donn's widow) allowed French access to her late husband's NASA files and personal effects. Readers can now experience an Apollo story they assumed would never be written as well as the story behind its discovery.
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 1280
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 1280
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The Apollo Spacecraft: Ertel, I. D. and Newkirk, R. W. with Brooks, C. G. January 21, 1966-July 13, 1974
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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The Apollo Spacecraft
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Languages : en
Pages : 804
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Languages : en
Pages : 804
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The Apollo Spacecraft
Author: Ivan D. Ertel
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Category : Project Apollo
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Category : Project Apollo
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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NASA Historical Data Book. Volume 4: NASA Resources 1969-1978
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Languages : en
Pages : 472
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