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The Astrophysical Journal (Hardcover)
American Astronomical Society; Created by University of Chicago, Nasa Astrophysics Data System Abstract
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An annotated bibliography of the Space Shuttle program, 1979-2011,
originally published by NASA as Towards A History of the Space
Shuttle. This version of the book includes both the first and
second volumes; the first volume is not elsewhere available in
print. Facsimile edition.
Much has been written in the West on the history of the Soviet
space program, but few Westerners have read direct first-hand
accounts of the men and women who were behind the many Russian
accomplishments in exploring space. The memoir of academician Boris
Chertok, translated from the original Russian, fills that gap.
Chertok began his career as an electrician in 1930 at an aviation
factory near Moscow. Thirty years later, he was deputy to the
founding figure of the Soviet space program, the mysterious "Chief
Designer" Sergey Korolev. Chertok's 60-year-long career and the
many successes and failures of the Soviet space program constitute
the core of his memoirs, Rockets and People. In these writings,
spread over four volumes (volumes two through four are
forthcoming), academician Chertok not only describes and remembers,
but also elicits and extracts profound insights from an epic story
about a society's quest to explore the cosmos. This book was edited
by Asif Siddiqi, a historian of Russian space exploration, and
General Tom Stafford contributed a foreword touching upon his
significant work with the Russians on the Apollo-Soyuz Test
Project. Overall, this book is an engaging read while also
contributing much new material to the literature about the Soviet
space program.
NASA Aeronautics Book Series. By Peter W. Merlin, et al. Contains a
collection of case studies of mishaps involving experimental
aircraft, aerospace vehicles, and spacecraft in which human factors
played a significant role. Offered as a learning tool so that
future organizations, programs, and projects may not be destined to
repeat the mistakes of the past. Written in such a way as to be
useful to a wide audience. Each case study includes a detailed
analysis of aeromedical and organizational factors for the benefit
of students, teachers, and others with an academic interest in
human factors issues in the aerospace environment. Each story
includes historical background.
NASA SP-2011-4234. This book presents the history of planetary
protection by tracing the responses to the concerns on NASA's
missions to the Moon, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and many
smaller bodies of our solar system. The book relates the extensive
efforts put forth by NASA to plan operations and prepare space
vehicles that return exemplary science without contaminating the
biospheres of other worlds or our own. To protect irreplaceable
environments, NASA has committed to conducting space exploration in
a manner that is protective of the bodies visited, as well as of
our own planet.
Full color reprint of NASA History Office Study of 2007.
Illustrated throughout.
Much has been written in the West on the history of the Soviet
space program but few Westerners have read direct first-hand
accounts of the men and women who were behind the many Russian
accomplishments in exploring space. The memoir of Academician Boris
Chertok, translated from the original Russian, fills that gap. In
Volume 1 of "Rockets and People," Chertok described his early life
as an aeronautical engineer and his adventures as a member of the
Soviet team that searched postwar, occupied Germany for the
remnants of the Nazi rocket program. In Volume 2, Chertok takes up
the story after his return to the Soviet Union in 1946, when Stalin
ordered the foundation of the postwar missile program at an old
artillery factory northeast of Moscow. Chertok gives an
unprecedented view into the early days of the Soviet missile
program. With a keen talent for combining technical and human
interests, Chertok writes of the origins and creation of the
Baykonur Cosmodrome in a remote desert region of Kazakhstan. He
devotes a substantial portion of Volume 2 to describing the launch
of the first Sputnik satellite and the early lunar and
interplanetary probes designed under legendary Chief Designer
Sergey Korolev in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He ends with a
detailed description of the famous R-16 catastrophe known as the
"Nedelin disaster," which killed scores of engineers during
preparations for a missile launch in 1960.
NASA SP-4113. The NASA History Series. Provides a biography of Dr.
William H. Pickering. The dust jacket states: "More than any other
individual Bill Pickering was responsible for America's success in
exploring the planets, an endeavor that demanded vision, courage,
dedication, expertise, and the ability to inspire two generations
of scientists and engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory," a
quote from Thomas P. Everhart.
NASA SP 2010-4319. NASA History Series. This scholarly look at the
Altitude Wind Tunnel covers the transformations the wind tunnel
made in its long history from a wind tunnel doing full-scale
testing for wartime applications, to a vacuum chamber supporting
the Vision for Space Exploration, and even a brief period as home
to Mercury astronaut training. The book also addresses the attempts
to resurrect the facility and its eventual decommissioning and
demolition.
NASA SP 2004-4109. NASA History Series. Presents the memoirs of Dr.
Kenneth W. Iliff, the retired Chief Scientist of NASA Dryden Flight
Research Center. He worked at NASA from 1962-2002. Reprint of 2004
publication.
NASA SP-2009-1704. Steven J. Dick, Editor. Based on a symposium
held on October 28-29, 2008 at NASA. Scholars turn a critical eye
toward NASA's first 50 years.
At a May 1981 "Proseminar in Space History'' held at the
Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in
Washington, DC, historians came together to consider the state of
the discipline of space history. It was an historic occasion. The
community of scholars interested in the history of spaceflight was
not large; previously, well-meaning but untrained aficionados
consumed with artifacts had dominated the field, to the exclusion
of the larger context. At a fundamental level, this proseminar
represented a "declaration of independence'' for what might be
called the "new aerospace history.'' In Retrospect, it may be
interpreted as marking the rise of space history as a recognizable
subdiscipline within the field of U.S. history. Bringing together a
diverse collection of scholars to review the state of the art in
space history, this proseminar helped in a fundamental manner to
define the field and to chart a course for future research. Its
participants set about the task of charting a course for
collecting, preserving, and disseminating the history of space
exploration within a larger context of space policy and technology.
In large measure, the course charted by the participants in this
1981 proseminar aided in advancing a very successful agenda of
historical research, writing, and understanding of space history.
Not every research project has yielded acceptable results, nor can
it be expected to do so, but the sum of the effort since 1981 has
been impressive. The opportunities for both the exploration of
space and for recording its history have been significant. Both
endeavors are noble and aimed at the enhancement of humanity.
Whither the history of spaceflight Only time will tell. But there
has been an emergent "new aerospace history'' of which space
history is a central part that moves beyond an overriding concern
for the details of the artifact to emphasize the broader role of
the spacecraft. More importantly, it emphasizes the whole
technological system, including not just the vehicle but also the
other components that make up the aerospace climate, as an integral
part of the human experience. It suggests that many unanswered
questions spur the development of flight and that inquisitive
individuals seek to know that which they do not understand.
NASA-SP-2009-4802. NASA History Series. Edited by Steven J. Dick
and Mark L. Lupisella. Authors with diverse backgrounds in science,
history, anthropology, and more, consider culture in the context of
the cosmos. How does our knowledge of cosmic evolution affect
terrestrial culture? Conversely, how does our knowledge of cultural
evolution affect our thinking about possible cultures in the
cosmos? Are life, mind, and culture of fundamental significance to
the grand story of the cosmos that has generated its own
self-understanding through science, rational reasoning, and
mathematics? Book includes bibliographical references and an index.
Illustrated in full color. From the foreword: "This NASA Technical
Publication explores and documents the nature of Space Shuttle
operations and its supporting infrastructure in order to address
fundamental questions often asked of the Space Shuttle Program-why
does it take so long to turn the Space Shuttle around for flight
and why does it cost so much? To accomplish this, the report
provides an overview of the cause-and-effect relationships between
generic flight and ground system design characteristics and
resulting operations by using actual cumulative maintenance task
times as a relative measure of direct work content. In addition,
the paper provides an overview of how the Space Shuttle Program's
operational infrastructure extends and accumulates from these
design characteristics. Finally, learning from the experience of
operating the Space Shuttle, the report derives a set of
engineering and technology needs from which future space architects
and technologists can revolutionize space travel from the inside
out by developing and maturing more operable and supportable
systems."
Have you ever wondered why some women behave in unpredictable
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experience. The combination of youth and experience should provide
the reader with a competitive edge that each group on its own does
not enjoy. Author Anastasio Nasa opens up his hands-on findings to
your benefit with "Commodity Women: A Daring Journey into the
Mind-Set of Some Women."
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