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50 years of solar system exploration : historical perspectives

Linda Billings, Editor ; Solar System Exploration @ 50, Author | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2021

"To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first successful planetary mission, Mariner 2 sent to Venus in 1962, the NASA History Program Office, the Division of Space History at the National Air and Space Museum, NASA's Science Mission Director[...]

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NASA and the long civil rights movement

Brian C. Odom, Editor ; Stephen P. Waring, Editor | [S.l.] : University Press of Florida | 2019

As NASA prepared for the launch of Apollo 11 in July 1969, many African American leaders protested the billions of dollars used to fund "space joyrides" rather than help tackle poverty, inequality, and discrimination at home. This volume examine[...]

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Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11 /

Jim Donovan, Author | Boston : Little Brown & Company | 2019

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements, the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedic[...]

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Three Sigma leadership : or, the way of the chief engineer : leadership skills for NASA's Corps of Chief Engineers

Steven R. Hirshorn, Author | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2019

Three Sigma Leadership is a practical guide through the challenges of leadership. It provides an overview of 24 key leadership skills, each described fully and backed with relevant real-life experiences from the author’s career. NASA sets the b[...]

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Nasa spaceflight : a history of innovation

Roger D. Launius, Editor ; Howard E. McCurdy, Editor | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology | 2018

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[...]

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Origins of 21st-century space travel : a history of NASA's decadal planning team and the vision for space exploration, 1999-2004

Glen R. Asner, Author ; Stephen J. Garber, Author | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2018

Less than one year after the Columbia Space Shuttle accident on 1 February 2003, President George W. Bush announced at NASA Headquarters that the Agency would embark on a new Vision for Space Exploration as it resumed Shuttle flights and worked [...]

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Origins of 21st-century space travel : a history of NASA's decadal planning team and the vision for space exploration, 1999-2004

Glen R. Asner, Author ; Stephen J. Garber, Author | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2018

Less than one year after the Columbia Space Shuttle accident on 1 February 2003, President George W. Bush announced at NASA Headquarters that the Agency would embark on a new Vision for Space Exploration as it resumed Shuttle flights and worked [...]

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The birth of NASA : the work of the space task group, america's first true space pioneers

Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2016

This title shows the work of the original NASA space pioneers - men and women who were suddenly organised in 1958 from the then National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) into the Space Task Group. A relatively small group, they developed[...]

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Developing a risk assessment methodology for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Daniel M. Gerstein, Author | [S.l.] : The RAND Corporation | Research reports | 2016

This report provides NASA's Office of Strategy and Plans with a risk assessment methodology that integrates risk factors and risk management approaches tailored to NASA's management, operations, and acquisition structures. While NASA has deep ex[...]

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Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race /

Margot Lee Shetterly, Author | New York (NY) : William Morrow | 2016

"Before John Glenn orbited the earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets[...]

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Historical guide to NASA and the space program

Ann Beardsley, Author ; C. Tony Garcia, Author ; Joseph Sweeney, Author | Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield | 2016

The Historical Guide to NASA and the Space Program contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on space missions, astronauts, technical terms, sp[...]

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NASA assessment of major projects

Washington (United States) : U.S. Government Accountability Office | 2016

This report provides GAO's annual snapshot of how well NASA is planning and executing its major acquisition projects. In March 2015, GAO found that projects continued a general positive trend of limiting cost and schedule growth, maturing techno[...]

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NASA's management of commercial crew and cargo operations : assessments

Eileen Purcell, Editor | New York : Nova Science Publishers | 2016

This book examines NASA's efforts to pursue commercial crew capabilities.

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Review of NASA's evidence reports on human health risks

Carol E.H. Scott-Conner, Author | Washington : The National Academies Press | 2016

Review of NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks 2015 Letter Report is the third in a series of five reports from the Institute of Medicine that will independently review more than 30 evidence reports that the National Aeronautics and Spa[...]

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Emblems of exploration : logos of the NACA and NASA /

Joseph R. Chambers, Author ; Mark A. Chambers, Author | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2015

This publication's first objective is to convey detailed information regarding the designers and design process for the emblems of NASA and its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The second objective is to brie[...]

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Mission control : inventing the groundwork of spaceflight /

Michael Peter Johnson, Author | [S.l.] : University Press of Florida | 2015

"In Mission Control, Michael Johnson explores the famous Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, and the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany--each a strategically designed micro-environm[...]

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Review of NASA's evidence reports on human health risks

Catharyn T. Liverman, Author ; Margaret A. McCoy, Author ; Daniel Masys, Author ; Carol E.H. Scott-Conner, Author ; Institute of Medicine (U.S.).; Board on Health Sciences Policy (United States), Author | Washington : The National Academies Press | 2014

eview of NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks 2014 Letter Report is the second in a series of five reports from the Institute of Medicine that will independently review more than 30 evidence reports that the National Aeronautics and Spa[...]

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Why Mars : NASA and the politics of space exploration /

W. Henry Lambright, Author | Baltimore (United States) : The Johns Hopkins University Press | New series in NASA history | 2014

Author W. Henry Lambright has written an absorbing and detailed look at the long trail of robotic Mars exploration program from its origins to today. This is an excellent review of the politics and policies behind NASA's multi-decade quest at ex[...]

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Why Mars : NASA and the politics of space exploration /

W. Henry Lambright, Author | Baltimore (United States) : The Johns Hopkins University Press | New series in NASA history | 2014

Author W. Henry Lambright has written an absorbing and detailed look at the long trail of robotic Mars exploration program from its origins to today. This is an excellent review of the politics and policies behind NASA's multi-decade quest at ex[...]

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Transatlantic space politics : competition and cooperation above the clouds /

Sheng-Chih Wang, Author | New York : Routledge | Space power and politics | 2013

"This book examines transatlantic politics through an analysis of 60 years of US-European strategic interaction in space. The significance of space politics for the study of transatlantic relations receives surprisingly little scholarly attentio[...]

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Space chronicles : facing the ultimate frontier

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Author ; Avis Lang, Editor | New York : W.W. Norton | 2012

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson presents his views on the future of space travel and America's role in that future, giving his readers an eye-opening manifesto on the importance of space exploration for America's economy, security, and morale.

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Probabilistic risk assessment procedures guide for NASA managers and practitioners

Michael Stamatelatos, Research team head | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2011

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An enabling foundation for NASA's Earth and space science missions

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Role and Scope of Mission-Enabling Activities in NASA's Space and Earth Science Missions. | Washington : The National Academies Press | 2010

Overview of the science mission directorate's mission-enabling activities -- Assessment of NASA's mission-enabling activities -- Principles and metrics for managing effective mission-enabling portfolios -- Maximizing program effectiveness throug[...]

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Revitalizing NASA's suborbital program : advancing science, driving innovation, and developing a workforce

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on NASA's Suborbital Research Capabilities. | Washington : The National Academies Press | 2010

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Human exploration of Mars design reference architecture 5.0

Bret G. Drake, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2009

The Science Mission and Aeronautics Research Mission Directorates were in the process of defining future Mars robotic missions as well as fundamental research activities related to future human exploration missions. Recognizing the need for an u[...]

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A performance assessment of NASA's heliophysics program

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Heliophysics Performance Assessment | Washington : The National Academies Press | 2009

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A constrained space exploration technology program : a review of NASA's exploration technology development program

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program. | Washington : The National Academies Press | 2008

Introduction -- Assessments of the projects of the exploration technology development program -- Gaps in the scope of the exploration technology development program -- Management and execution of the exploration technology development program.

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NASA aeronautics research : an assessment

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Aeronautics Research Program. | Washington : The National Academies Press | 2008

Introduction -- Challenges and requirements for NASA aeronautics research -- Workforce and facilities -- Bridging the gaps -- Appendix A : Statement of task -- Appendix B : Biographies of committee members -- Appendix C : Validating the ranking [...]

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ISScapades : the crippling of America's space program

Donald A. Beattie | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | 2006

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Unconventional, contrary, and ugly : the lunar landing research vehicle

Gene J. Matranga ; Wayne Ottinger ; United States. ; Calvin R. Jarvis ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ; History Office National aeronautics and Space Administration | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 2006

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