The Secret of Apollo
Systems Management in American and European Space Programs
Seiten
2006
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8018-8542-6 (ISBN)
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8018-8542-6 (ISBN)
How does one go about organizing something as complicated as a strategic-missile or space-exploration program? Stephen B. Johnson here explores the answer-systems management-in a groundbreaking study that involves Air Force planners, scientists, technical specialists, and, eventually, bureaucrats. Taking a comparative approach, Johnson focuses on the theory, or intellectual history, of "systems engineering" as such, its origins in the Air Force's Cold War ICBM efforts, and its migration to not only NASA but the European Space Agency. Exploring the history and politics of aerospace development and weapons procurement, Johnson examines how scientists and engineers created the systems management process to coordinate large-scale technology development, and how managers and military officers gained control of that process. "Those funding the race demanded results," Johnson explains. "In response, development organizations created what few expected and what even fewer wanted-a bureaucracy for innovation. To begin to understand this apparent contradiction in terms, we must first understand the exacting nature of space technologies and the concerns of those who create them."
Stephen B. Johnson is an associate professor of space studies at the University of North Dakota.
Contents: Introduction: Managment and the Conrol of Research Social and Technical Issues of Spaceflight Creating Concurrency From Concurrency to Systems Managment JPL's Journey from Missiles to Space Organizing the Manned Space Program Organizing ELDO for Failure ERSO's American Bridge across the Managment Gap Coordination and Control of High-Tech Research and Development
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 26.12.2006 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | New Series in NASA History |
| Zusatzinfo | 20 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Halftones, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Baltimore, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 431 g |
| Themenwelt | Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Hardware |
| Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8018-8542-6 / 0801885426 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8018-8542-6 / 9780801885426 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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