Author: Harold D. WallacePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Wallops Station and the Creation of an American Space Program
Author: Harold D. WallacePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Wallops Station and the Creation of an American Space Program
Author: National Aeronautics AdministrationPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781493625932
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
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 and the Creation of an American Space Program
Author: Harold D. WallacePublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289145361
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
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 : 167
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.
Uplink-downlink
Author: Douglas J. MudgwayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deep Space Network
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
A description of what the Deep Space Network (DSN) is about, and how it works an aspect of NASA's planetary program. The origin and birth of the DSN, its subsequent development and expansion over four decades, and a description of the way in which the DSN was used to fulfill the purpose for which it was created. Technical references on the advanced telecommunications technology of the DSN. Describes the inner workings of the DSN and how they related to the more publicly visible events of the planetary space program.
Exploring the Unknown
Author: Exploring the Unknown
Author: John M. LogsdonPublisher: History Office
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Focuses on: the use of space for practical applications, prints of 112 key documents on the history of satellite communications, remote sensing of Earth, and space as an investment in economic growth, edited for ease of use.
Human Spaceflight
Author: United States. National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPublisher: Scientific and Technical Information Office
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 896
Book Description
This volume contains over 100 key documents, many of which are published for the first time. Each is introduced by a headnote providing context, bibliographical details, and background information necessary to understand the document. These are organized into two chapters, each beginning with an essay that keys the documents to major events in the history
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