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Low Cost Innovation In Spaceflight
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Author : Howard E. McCurdy
language : en
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Release Date : 2005
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Low Cost Innovation In Spaceflight
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Author : Howard E. McCurdy
language : en
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Release Date : 2011-03-01
Low Cost Innovation In Spaceflight written by Howard E. McCurdy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-01 with Transportation categories.
First published in 2005 as a volume in the NASA "Monograph in Aerospace History" series. This study contains photographs and illustrations.
Low Cost Innovation In Spaceflight
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Author : Howard E. McCurdy
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Release Date : 2005
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Faster Better Cheaper
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Author : Howard E. McCurdy
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2003-04-01
Faster Better Cheaper written by Howard E. McCurdy and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04-01 with Science categories.
“This excellent summary of an important part of NASA’s history is recommended for all readers.” —Choice In Faster, Better, Cheaper: Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program, Howard E. McCurdy examines NASA’s recent efforts to save money while improving mission frequency and performance. McCurdy details sixteen missions undertaken as the twentieth century drew to a close—including an orbit of the moon, deployment of three space telescopes, four Earth-orbiting satellites, two rendezvous with comets and asteroids, and a test of an ion propulsion engine—which cost less than the sum traditionally spent on a single, conventionally planned planetary mission. He shows how these missions employed smaller spacecraft and cheaper technology to undertake less complex and more specific tasks in outer space. While the technological innovation and space exploration approach that McCurdy describes is still controversial, the historical perspective on its disappointments and triumphs points to ways of developing “faster, better, and cheaper” as a management manifesto. “Readers interested in either the management or economics of complex organizations will find a wealth of material in this well-written exposition. Fans of space travel, like the author himself, will also enjoy the behind-the-scenes look at NASA’s operation.” —Enterprise and Society
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Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2013-11
Low Cost Innovation In Spaceflight written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11 with History categories.
On a spring day in 1996, at their research center in the Maryland countryside, representatives from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) presented Administrator Daniel S. Goldin of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with a check for $3.6 million. Two and a half years earlier, APL officials had agreed to develop a spacecraft capable of conducting an asteroid rendezvous and to do so for slightly more than $122 million. This was a remarkably low sum for a spacecraft due to conduct a planetary class mission. By contrast, the Mars Observer spacecraft launched in 1992 for an orbital rendezvous with the red planet had cost $479 million to develop, while the upcoming Cassini mission to Saturn required a spacecraft whose total cost was approaching $1.4 billion. In an Agency accustomed to cost overruns on major missions, the promise to build a planetary-class spacecraft for about $100 million seemed excessively optimistic.
Nasa Spaceflight
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Author : Roger D. Launius
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-10-11
Nasa Spaceflight written by Roger D. Launius and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-11 with Science categories.
This book presents the first comprehensive history of innovation at NASA, bringing together experts in the field to illuminate how public-private and international partnerships have fueled new ways of exploring space since the beginning of space travel itself. Twelve case studies trace the messy, risky history of such partnerships, exploring the role of AT&T in the early development of satellite technology, the connections between the Apollo program and Silicon Valley, the rise of SpaceX, and more. Some of these projects have succeeded, and some have failed; all have challenged conventional methods of doing the public’s business in space. Together, these essays offer new insights into how innovation happens, with invaluable lessons for policymakers, investors, economists, and members of the space community.
Robots In Space
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Author : Roger D. Launius
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2008-02-11
Robots In Space written by Roger D. Launius and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-11 with History categories.
2008 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine Given the near incomprehensible enormity of the universe, it appears almost inevitable that humankind will one day find a planet that appears to be much like the Earth. This discovery will no doubt reignite the lure of interplanetary travel. Will we be up to the task? And, given our limited resources, biological constraints, and the general hostility of space, what shape should we expect such expeditions to take? In Robots in Space, Roger Launius and Howard McCurdy tackle these seemingly fanciful questions with rigorous scholarship and disciplined imagination, jumping comfortably among the worlds of rocketry, engineering, public policy, and science fantasy to expound upon the possibilities and improbabilities involved in trekking across the Milky Way and beyond. They survey the literature—fictional as well as academic studies; outline the progress of space programs in the United States and other nations; and assess the current state of affairs to offer a conclusion startling only to those who haven't spent time with Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke: to traverse the cosmos, humans must embrace and entwine themselves with advanced robotic technologies. Their discussion is as entertaining as it is edifying and their assertions are as sound as they are fantastical. Rather than asking us to suspend disbelief, Robots in Space demands that we accept facts as they evolve.
Psychology Of Space Exploration Contemporary Research In Historical Perspective
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Author : Douglas A. Vakoch
language : en
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
Release Date : 2011-07-06
Psychology Of Space Exploration Contemporary Research In Historical Perspective written by Douglas A. Vakoch and has been published by U.S. Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-06 with Law categories.
This book explores some of the contributions of psychology to yesterday's great space race, today's orbiter and International Space Station missions, and tomorrow's journeys beyond Erath's orbit. It provides an analysis of the challenges facing future space explorers while at the same time presenting new empirical research on topics ranging from simulation studies of commercial spaceflights to the psychological benefits of viewing Earth from space.
Spaceflight Revolution
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Author : David Ashford
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2002-12-10
Spaceflight Revolution written by David Ashford and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12-10 with Technology & Engineering categories.
A revolution in spaceflight is likely soon with the prospect of everyday access to orbit within fifteen years. Costly launch vehicles based on ballistic missiles will be replaced by ‘spaceplanes’, using technology that exists today. In five years' time, a prototype could be built, and with a further ten years of detailed development, the design could approach airliner maturity, reducing the cost of sending people into space some one thousand times to around US$20,000.Spaceplane development has, in effect, been suppressed by entrenched thinking and short-term vested interests. But the present monopoly of large government space agencies is becoming unsupportable, and the market that understands the very real opportunities for space travel will be reaching critical mass in the near future.This book examines these issues and shows why space tourism will one day become the single largest business in space, and how astronomy and environmental science will be transformed by low-cost access making possible instruments vastly larger than those of today.
A Journey To Inspire Innovate And Discover Report Of The President S Commission On Implementation Of United States Space Exploration Policy
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
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