EAN: 9783319284262

SPRINGER PRAXIS BOOKS THE BIRTH OF NASA - MAN...

This is the story of the work of the original NASA space pioneers  men and women who were
suddenly organized in 1958 from the then National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) into
the Space Task Group. A relatively small group  they developed the initial mission concept
plans and procedures for the U. S. space program. Then they boldly built hardware and
facilities to accomplish those missions. The group existed only three years before they were
transferred to the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston  Texas  in 1962  but their organization
left a large mark on what would follow.Von Ehrenfried's personal experience with the STG at
Langley uniquely positions him to describe the way the group was structured and how it reacted
to the new demands of a post-Sputnik era. He artfully analyzes how the growing space program
was managed and what techniques enabled it to develop so quickly from an operations
perspective. The result is a fascinating window into history  amply backed up by first person
documentation and interviews.

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