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Reinventing NASA - Human Spaceflight, Bureaucracy, and Politics (Hardcover, New)
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Reinventing NASA - Human Spaceflight, Bureaucracy, and Politics (Hardcover, New)
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From its beginnings, NASA was convinced that its real mission was
to create the opportunity for a much different and better society
on Earth, namely through human space flight. Pursuit of such a goal
has led the agency to persist in certain activities even when they
conflict with the wishes of Congress and the President. Recent
changes in the international environment, changes that began well
before September 11, 2001, have brought the military back into the
field of human space flight, a situation that holds certain hazards
for NASA since the military is more powerful politically. Dramatic
changes could be in store, changes that could severely damage
NASA's capacity for continuing what it sees as its primary
objective. While most analyses see the agency as riddled with
incompetence, Handberg argues that NASA's troubles are a product of
its internal values. He begins with an historical overview of the
major themes in NASA's history, followed by chapters on specific
areas of concentration, such as the space station, space
transportation, space science, and internal reforms. He also
discusses the long-term future of the agency and human space flight
in general, both domestically and internationally.
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