The Secret of Apollo : Systems Management in American and European Space Programs.
Johnson, Stephen B.
The Secret of Apollo : Systems Management in American and European Space Programs. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (311 pages) - New Series in NASA History Series . - New Series in NASA History Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Introduction: Management and the Control of Research and Development -- Chapter 1 - Social and Technical Issues of Spaceflight -- Chapter 2 - Creating Concurrency -- Chapter 3 - From Concurrency to Systems Management -- Chapter 4 - JPL's Journey from Missiles to Space -- Chapter 5 - Organizing the Manned Space Program -- Chapter 6 - Organizing ELDO for Failure -- Chapter 7 - ESRO's American Bridge across the Management Gap -- Chapter 8 - Coordination and Control of High-Tech Research and Development -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index.
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.".
9780801876189
Astronautics -- Europe -- Management.
Electronic books.
UG1523.J645
629.4/0973
The Secret of Apollo : Systems Management in American and European Space Programs. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (311 pages) - New Series in NASA History Series . - New Series in NASA History Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Introduction: Management and the Control of Research and Development -- Chapter 1 - Social and Technical Issues of Spaceflight -- Chapter 2 - Creating Concurrency -- Chapter 3 - From Concurrency to Systems Management -- Chapter 4 - JPL's Journey from Missiles to Space -- Chapter 5 - Organizing the Manned Space Program -- Chapter 6 - Organizing ELDO for Failure -- Chapter 7 - ESRO's American Bridge across the Management Gap -- Chapter 8 - Coordination and Control of High-Tech Research and Development -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index.
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.".
9780801876189
Astronautics -- Europe -- Management.
Electronic books.
UG1523.J645
629.4/0973