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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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Wallops Station
Author: Wallops Station and the Creation of an American Space Program
Author: National Aeronautics AdministrationPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781493625932
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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The course of the Space Age underwent a fundamental shift during the decade of the 1980's. The heady era of Sputnik, Apollo, and the Cold War-fueled space race shifted to an era of more methodical activities as space operations became popularly mundane. Similarly, seminal works pertaining to the history of conspicuous early space projects have been joined on the library shelf by words examining less glamorous, but still important topics. The big, visible space projects existed as much for reasons of politics and national prestige as for scientific research, and thus attracted the early attention of historians. The advancement of human knowledge and skill, however, owed at least as much and perhaps more to smaller projects and research conducted out of the spotlight. A facility devoted to such projects still operates on the East Coast of the lower Delmarva Peninsula. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Wallops Flight Facility has, since its establishment in 1945, launched over 14,000 rockets, making it one of the most prolific launch sites in the world as well as one of the least known. Currently a subsidiary of Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops has always been among the smaller of America's aerospace research facilities. Despite, and possibly because of, the administrative and budgetary chaos that often characterized this nation's space effort, Wallops evolved from a highly specialized, test facility to a more generalized, multi-faceted research center. The history of the base reaches back to the early days of U.S. involvement in space research, and reflects most of the major controversies encountered therein. An historical examination of the base, therefore, has value not only because of the comparative lack of such attention, but also because it allows a unique vantage point from which to view what is, to paraphrase policy historian John Logsdon, "the great adventure of our lifetime." This thesis will focus on the political, administrative, and social history aspects of the base from 1957 to 1966. This period began with the launch of the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1, continued through the creation of NASA, and culminated at the height of the Project Apollo escalation. A fast-paced era, it also includes the second of the three most important periods in Wallops history to date.
Wallops Station, Wallops Island, Virginia
Author: Wallops Station and the Creation of an American Space Program
Author: Harold D. WallacePublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289145361
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188
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As part of the NASA history series a detailed history of Wallops Space Flight Facility from 1957 to 1966 is given. Discussions of Sputnik, NASA, Piloted Space Flight, Space Science Research, and comments on the changes the facility went through during the period are presented. Several appendices are attached as well covering R&D Launches, the NACA Era, organizational charts, Wallops' complement, and selected international cooperative programs.
Wallops Station and the Creation of an American Space Program
Author: Harold D. WallacePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Facilities for Atmospheric Research
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ISBN:
Category : Meteorological stations
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Wallops Station and the Creation of an American Space Program
Author: Harold WallacePublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781478221432
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The course of the Space age underwent a fundamental shift diring the decade of the 80's. The heady era of Sputnik, Apollo, and the Cold War- fueled space race shifted to an era of more methodical activities as space operations because popularly mundane. This book takes the ready thought the development of the American Space Program.
Department of housing and urban development, Federal home loan bank board, Federal savings and loan insurance corporation, National aeronautics and space administration, National aeronautics and space council, National science foundation, Office of science and technology, Veterans administration, testimony of members of Congress, interested individuals and organizations
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on AppropriationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Executive departments
Languages : en
Pages : 1684
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Wallops Station and the Creation of an American Space Program - Sputnik, NASA, and Independence - Covering Manned Space Flight Including Mercury, Space Science Research, Rockets from V-2 to Sounding
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Publisher:
ISBN: 9781982929916
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
This unique and informative history covers the political, administrative, and social aspects of the Wallops Station from 1957 to 1966. This period began with the launch of the Soviet Union's Sputnik 2, continued through the creation of NASA, and culminated at the height of the Project Apollo escalation. A fast-paced era, it also includes the second of the three most important periods in Wallops history to date. NASA's Wallops Flight Facility has, since its establishment in 1945, launched over 14,000 rockets, making it one of the most prolific launch sites in the world as well as one of the least known. Currently a subsidiary of Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops has always been among the smaller of America's aerospace research facilities. Despite, and possibly because of, the administrative and budgetary chaos that often characterized this nation's space effort, Wallops evolved from a highly specialized, test facility to a more generalized, multi-faceted research center. The history of the base reaches back to the early days of U.S. involvement in space research, and reflects most of the major controversies encountered therein. An historical examination of the base, therefore, has value not only because of the comparative lack of such attention, but also because it allows a unique vantage point from which to view what is, to paraphrase policy historian John Logsdon, "the great adventure of our lifetime." CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION * CHAPTER II - SPUTNIK, NASA, AND INDEPENDENCE * CHAPTER III - PILOTED SPACE FLIGHT * CHAPTER IV - SPACE SCIENCE RESEARCH * CHAPTER V - CHANGES AMID CONSTANCY This book is arranged in five chapters, with this first serving to provide background information on the base, relate events leading up to the creation of NASA, and introduce most of the themes that run through the body of the work. The second chapter discusses the founding of NASA, the subsequent expansion of Wallops, and the organization of the base as an independent administrative entity. During this immediate post-Sputnik era the differing prioritization of aeronautical and space science research within NASA began to fundamentally alter Wallops' mission. The sudden appearance of a space race, combined with the unexpected closure of a nearby military base, also shifted the relationship between the station and the local community. Chapter three provides a look at Wallops' involvement with the U.S. piloted space flight effort. This involvement, heavy during Project Mercury, declined throughout the period until almost nil during Project Apollo. The staff's reaction to the novelty of press coverage and public interest in its operations, a side effect of the piloted programs, is also examined. Chapter four traces the course of space science research at Wallops by discussing not only programs and facilities located at the Virginia base, but also those operations that occurred off-range at various locations. Wallops' significant role in NASA's program of international cooperation coalesced during this early period, and is also examined. The final chapter explores how the period of relative stability at Wallops through the following decade, extended from changes (and non-changes) that occurred during the transition era.
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and AstronauticsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1448
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