Author: John Francis Guilmartin (Jr.)Publisher:
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Category : Space shuttles
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
A Shuttle Chronology, 1964-1973: The reusability issue
Author: John Francis Guilmartin (Jr.)Publisher:
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Category : Space shuttles
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
A Shuttle Chronology, 1964-1973: ILRV results and the Space Design Division
Author: John Francis Guilmartin (Jr.)Publisher:
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Category : Space shuttles
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
A Shuttle Chronology, 1964-1973: Technical and programmatic maturity
Author: John Francis Guilmartin (Jr.)Publisher:
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Category : Space shuttles
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
A Shuttle Chronology, 1964-1973: Prime source selection to letter contract
Author: John Francis Guilmartin (Jr.)Publisher:
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Category : Space shuttles
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Power to Explore
Author: Andrew J. DunarPublisher:
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
This scholarly study of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center places the institution in social, political, scientific, and technological context. It traces the evolution of Marshall, located in Huntsville, Alabama, from its origins as an Army missile development organization to its status in 1990 as one of the most diversified of NASA's field Centers. Chapters discuss military rocketry programs in Germany and the United States, Apollo-Saturn, Skylab, Space Shuttle, Spacelab, the Space Station and various scientific and technical projects including the Hubble Space Telescope. It sheds light not only on the history of space technology, science, and exploration, but also on the Cold War, federal politics, and complex organizations.
The Development of Propulsion Technology for U.S. Space-Launch Vehicles, 1926-1991
Author: J. D. HunleyPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603449876
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
In this definitive study, J. D. Hunley traces the program’s development from Goddard’s early rockets (and the German V-2 missile) through the Titan IVA and the Space Shuttle, with a focus on space-launch vehicles. Since these rockets often evolved from early missiles, he pays considerable attention to missile technology, not as an end in itself, but as a contributor to launch-vehicle technology. Focusing especially on the engineering culture of the program, Hunley communicates this very human side of technological development by means of anecdotes, character sketches, and case studies of problems faced by rocket engineers. He shows how such a highly adaptive approach enabled the evolution of a hugely complicated technology that was impressive—but decidedly not rocket science. Unique in its single-volume coverage of the evolution of launch-vehicle technology from 1926 to 1991, this meticulously researched work will inform scholars and engineers interested in the history of technology and innovation, as well as those specializing in the history of space flight.
NASA 50th Anniversary Proceedings: NASA's First 50 Years: Historical Perspectives
Author: Steven J. DickPublisher: U. S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
On 29 July 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which became operational on 1 October of that year. Over the next 50 years, NASA achieved a set of spectacular feats, ranging from advancing the well-established field of aeronautics to pioneering the new fields of Earth and space science and human spaceflight. In the midst of the geopolitical context of the Cold War, 12 Americans walked on the Moon, arriving in peace “for all mankind.” Humans saw their home planet from a new perspective, with unforgettable Apollo images of Earthrise and the “Blue Marble,” as well as the “pale blue dot” from the edge of the solar system. A flotilla of spacecraft has studied Earth, while other spacecraft have probed the depths of the solar system and the universe beyond. In the 1980s, the evolution of aeronautics gave us the first winged human spacecraft, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station stands as a symbol of human cooperation in space as well as a possible way station to the stars. With the Apollo fire and two Space Shuttle accidents, NASA has also seen the depths of tragedy. In this volume, a wide array of scholars turn a critical eye toward NASA’s first 50 years, probing an institution widely seen as the premier agency for exploration in the world, carrying on a long tradition of exploration by the United States and the human species in general. Fifty years after its founding, NASA finds itself at a crossroads that historical perspectives can only help to illuminate.
The Space Shuttle Decision
Author: T. A. HeppenheimerPublisher:
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Category : Space shuttles
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The Space Shuttle Decision: NASA's Search for a Reusable Space Vehicle
Author: T. A. HeppenheimerPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
This significant new study of the decision to build the Space Shuttle explains the Shuttle's origins and early development. In addition to internal NASA discussions, this work details the debates in the late 1960s and early 1970s among policymakers in Congress, the Air Force, and the Office of Management and Budget over the roles and technical designs of the Shuttle. Examining the interplay of these organizations with sometimes conflicting goals, the author not only explains how the world's premier space launch vehicle came into being, but also how politics can interact with science, technology, national security, and economics in national government. The weighty policy decision to build the Shuttle represents the first component of the broader story: future NASA volumes will cover the Shuttle's development and operational histories.
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