NASA spaceflight : a history of innovation
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NASA spaceflight : a history of innovation
（Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology）
Palgrave Macmillan, c2018
- : [hard]
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"This Palgrabe Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature. The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG" -- T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
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 travel itself. Twelve case studies trace the messy, risky history of such partnerships, exploring the role of AT&T in the early development of satellite technology, the connections between the Apollo program and Silicon Valley, the rise of SpaceX, and more. Some of these projects have succeeded, and some have failed; all have challenged conventional methods of doing the public's business in space. Together, these essays offer new insights into how innovation happens, with invaluable lessons for policymakers, investors, economists, and members of the space community.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Partnerships for Innovation.
2. The Origins and Flagship Project of NASA's International Program-The Ariel Case Study
3. Global Instantaneous Telecommunications and the Development of Satellite Technology
4. The Other Side of Moore's Law-The Apollo Guidance Computer, the Integrated Circuit, and the Mircoelectronics Revolution, 1962-1975
5. NASA's Mission Control Center-The Space Program's Capitol as Innovative Capital
6. Lessons of Landsat-From Experimental Program to Commercial Land Imaging, 1969-1989
7. Selling the Space Shuttle-Early Developments
8. Something Borrowed, Something Blue-Re-purposing NASA's Spacecraft
9. Encouraging New Space Firms
10. The Discovery Program-Competition, Innovation, and Risk in Planetary Exploration
11. Partnerships for Innovation-The X-33/VentureStar
12. Microgravity, Macro Investment-Overcoming International Space Station Utilization Challenges through Managerial Innovation
12. NASA, Industry, and the Commercial Crew Development Program-The Politics of Partnership
13. Conclusion-What Matters?
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