The Endless Space Frontier
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The Endless Space Frontier
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Author : Ken Hechler
language : en
Publisher: Univelt
Release Date : 1982
The Endless Space Frontier written by Ken Hechler and has been published by Univelt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Astronautics categories.
Nasa And The Space Industry
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Author : Joan Lisa Bromberg
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2000-11-24
Nasa And The Space Industry written by Joan Lisa Bromberg and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11-24 with Business & Economics categories.
Few federal agencies have more extensive ties to the private sector than NASA. NASA's relationships with its many aerospace industry suppliers of rocket engines, computers, electronics, gauges, valves, O-rings, and other materials have often been described as "partnerships." These have produced a few memorable catastrophes, but mostly technical achievements of the highest order. Until now, no one has written extensively about them. In NASA and the Space Industry, Joan Lisa Bromberg explores how NASA's relationship with the private sector developed and how it works. She outlines the various kinds of expertise public and private sectors brought to the tasks NASA took on, describing how this division of labor changed over time. She explains why NASA sometimes encouraged and sometimes thwarted the privatization of space projects and describes the agency's role in the rise of such new space industries as launch vehicles and communications satellites.
The Endless Frontier
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Author : Jerry Pournelle
language : en
Publisher: Ace Books
Release Date : 1985
The Endless Frontier written by Jerry Pournelle and has been published by Ace Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Science fiction categories.
Stories dealing with the colonization of space. Some of the stories are non-fiction essays.
Frontiers For The American Century
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Author : James Spiller
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-04-29
Frontiers For The American Century written by James Spiller and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-29 with History categories.
This book compares the cultural politics of the U.S. space and Antarctic programs during the Cold War. It analyzes how culturally salient terms, especially the nationalist motif of the frontier, were used to garner public support for these strategic initiatives and, more generally, United States internationalism during this period.
Eyeing The Red Storm
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Author : Robert M. Dienesch
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2016-04-01
Eyeing The Red Storm written by Robert M. Dienesch and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-01 with History categories.
In 1954 the U.S. Air Force launched an ambitious program known as WS-117L to develop the world’s first reconnaissance satellite. The goal was to take photographic images from space and relay them back to Earth via radio. Because of technical issues and bureaucratic resistance, however, WS-117L was seriously behind schedule by the time Sputnik orbited Earth in 1957 and was eventually cancelled. The air force began concentrating instead on new programs that eventually launched the first successful U.S. spy satellites. Eyeing the Red Storm examines the birth of space-based reconnaissance not from the perspective of CORONA (the first photo reconnaissance satellite to fly) but rather from that of the WS-117L. Robert M. Dienesch’s revised assessment places WS-117L within the larger context of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency, focusing on the dynamic between military and civilian leadership. Dienesch demonstrates how WS-117L promised Eisenhower not merely military intelligence but also the capacity to manage national security against the Soviet threat. As a fiscal conservative, Eisenhower believed a strong economy was the key to surviving the Cold War and saw satellite reconnaissance as a means to understand the Soviet military challenge more clearly and thus keep American defense spending under control. Although WS-117L never flew, it provided the foundation for all subsequent satellites, breaking theoretical barriers and helping to overcome major technical hurdles, which ensured the success of America’s first working reconnaissance satellites and their photographic missions during the Cold War. Purchase the audio edition.
Working With Truman
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Author : Ken Hechler
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 1996
Working With Truman written by Ken Hechler and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Available for the first time in paperback is the critically acclaimed Working with Truman, a warm and lighthearted memoir of what it was like to work behind the scenes in the White House during Truman's term as president. Focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of those who worked closely with Truman and on the Truman not seen by the public, Hechler provides insight into one of our greatest presidents.
The Rocket Lab
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Author : Michael G. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Release Date : 2023-05-15
The Rocket Lab written by Michael G. Smith and has been published by Purdue University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-15 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The Rocket Lab: Maurice Zucrow, Purdue University, and America’s Race to Space focuses on the golden era of space exploration between 1946 and 1966, specifically the life and times of Purdue University’s Dr. Maurice J. Zucrow, a pioneering teacher and researcher in aerospace engineering. Zucrow taught America’s first university course in jet and rocket propulsion, wrote the field’s first textbook, and established the country’s first educational Rocket Lab. He was part of a small circle of innovators who transformed Purdue into the country’s largest engineering university, which became a cradle of astronauts. Taking a chronological and thematic approach, The Rocket Lab weaves between the local and national, drawing in rival universities, especially Harvard, MIT, Princeton, and Caltech. Also covered is Zucrow’s role in the national project system of research and development through World War II and the Cold War. At Aerojet, he was one of the country’s original project engineers, dedicated to scientific-technical expertise and the stepwise approach. He made vanguard power plant contributions to the Northrop Flying Wing, as well as the Corporal, Nike, and Atlas missiles, among others. Zucrow’s work in propulsion helped to improve the country’s arsenal of ballistic missiles and space launchers, and as a teacher, he educated the first generation of aerospace engineers. This book elevates Zucrow and the central role he played in getting the United States to space.
Fallen Astronauts
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Author : Colin Burgess
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2016-05-01
Fallen Astronauts written by Colin Burgess and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Near the end of the Apollo 15 mission, David Scott and fellow moonwalker James Irwin conducted a secret ceremony unsanctioned by NASA: they placed on the lunar soil a small tin figurine called The Fallen Astronaut, along with a plaque bearing a list of names. By telling the stories of those sixteen astronauts and cosmonauts who died in the quest to reach the moon between 1962 and 1972, this book enriches the saga of humankind's greatest scientific undertaking, Project Apollo, and conveys the human cost of the space race. Many people are aware of the first manned Apollo mission, in which Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee lost their lives in a fire during a ground test, but few know of the other five fallen astronauts whose stories this book tells as well, including Ted Freeman and C.C. Williams, who died in the crashes of their T-38 jets; the "Gemini Twins," Charlie Bassett and Elliot See, killed when their jet slammed into the building where their Gemini capsule was undergoing final construction; and Ed Givens, whose fatal car crash has until now been obscured by rumors. Supported by extensive interviews and archival material, the extraordinary lives and accomplishments of these and other fallen astronauts--including eight Russian cosmonauts who lost their lives during training--unfold here in intimate and compelling detail. Their stories return us to a stirring time in the history of our nation and remind us of the cost of fulfilling our dreams. This revised edition includes expanded and revised biographies and additional photographs.
Toward The Endless Frontier
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Author : Ken Hechler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Toward The Endless Frontier written by Ken Hechler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with categories.
The Endless Frontier
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Author : irving
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-04-03
The Endless Frontier written by irving and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-03 with categories.
Our Destiny is In the StarsThe space age began on October 4, 1957 when the Soviet Union put the first Sputnik satellite into orbit. Then came Yuri Gagarin and then Neil Armstrong. Now, almost half a century later, as people plan a return to the Moon and journeys to Mars and even beyond, the idea that humans might retreat back to an earthbound existence seems far-fetched.In The Endless Frontier, irving creates visions of the wonders, the triumphs and the hardships of building a space-faring civilization. There are poems telling stories of world ships and colonies, strange aliens and even stranger humans. Step away from Earth and into a greater universe than you have ever known.