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Inside NASA

High Technology and Organizational Change in the U.S. Space Program

By: Howard E. McCurdy

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Inside NASA

High Technology and Organizational Change in the U.S. Space Program

By: Howard E. McCurdy

Changes imposed to accomplish the lunar landing—along with the normal aging process and increased bureaucracy in the government as a whole—gradually eroded NASA's original culture and reduced its technical strength.

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Johns Hopkins University Press

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0801849756

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Financing the New Space Industry

Breaking Free of Gravity and Government Support

By: Howard E. McCurdy

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Financing the New Space Industry

Breaking Free of Gravity and Government Support

By: Howard E. McCurdy

This Palgrave Pivot investigates the efforts of five aerospace companies—SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, Orbital Sciences, and the Boeing Company—to launch their entry into the field of commercial space transportation. Can private sector firms raise enough capital to end the usual dependence on government funding? What can historical examples of other large-scale transportation initiatives, such as the first transcontinental railway and the first commercial jetliner, teach us about the prospects of commercial space flight? As Howard E. McCurdy shows, commercializing space is a great experiment, the outcome of which will depend on whether new space entrepreneurs can attract support from a variety of traditional and nontraditional sources.

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Springer Nature

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3030322920

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9783030322922

Space and the American Imagination

By: Howard E. McCurdy

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Space and the American Imagination

By: Howard E. McCurdy

People dreamed of cosmic exploration—winged spaceships and lunar voyages; space stations and robot astronauts—long before it actually happened. Space and the American Imagination traces the emergence of space travel in the popular mind, its expression in science fiction, and its influence on national space programs. Space exploration dramatically illustrates the power of imagination. Howard E. McCurdy shows how that power inspired people to attempt what they once deemed impossible. In a mere half-century since the launch of the first Earth-orbiting satellite in 1957, humans achieved much of what they had once only read about in the fiction of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells and the nonfiction of Willy Ley. Reaching these goals, however, required broad-based support, and McCurdy examines how advocates employed familiar metaphors to excite interest (promising, for example, that space exploration would recreate the American frontier experience) and prepare the public for daring missions into space. When unexpected realities and harsh obstacles threatened their progress, the space community intensified efforts to make their wildest dreams come true. This lively and important work remains relevant given contemporary questions about future plans at NASA. Fully revised and updated since its original publication in 1997, Space and the American Imagination includes a reworked introduction and conclusion and new chapters on robotics and space commerce.

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JHU Press

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0801898684

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9780801898686

Robots in Space

Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel

By: Roger D. Launius,Howard E. McCurdy

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Robots in Space

Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel

By: Roger D. Launius,Howard E. McCurdy

2008 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine Given the near incomprehensible enormity of the universe, it appears almost inevitable that humankind will one day find a planet that appears to be much like the Earth. This discovery will no doubt reignite the lure of interplanetary travel. Will we be up to the task? And, given our limited resources, biological constraints, and the general hostility of space, what shape should we expect such expeditions to take? In Robots in Space, Roger Launius and Howard McCurdy tackle these seemingly fanciful questions with rigorous scholarship and disciplined imagination, jumping comfortably among the worlds of rocketry, engineering, public policy, and science fantasy to expound upon the possibilities and improbabilities involved in trekking across the Milky Way and beyond. They survey the literature—fictional as well as academic studies; outline the progress of space programs in the United States and other nations; and assess the current state of affairs to offer a conclusion startling only to those who haven't spent time with Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke: to traverse the cosmos, humans must embrace and entwine themselves with advanced robotic technologies. Their discussion is as entertaining as it is edifying and their assertions are as sound as they are fantastical. Rather than asking us to suspend disbelief, Robots in Space demands that we accept facts as they evolve.

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JHU Press

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0801887089

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Faster, Better, Cheaper

Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program

By: Howard E. McCurdy

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Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program

By: Howard E. McCurdy

“This excellent summary of an important part of NASA’s history is recommended for all readers.” —Choice In Faster, Better, Cheaper: Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program, Howard E. McCurdy examines NASA’s recent efforts to save money while improving mission frequency and performance. McCurdy details sixteen missions undertaken as the twentieth century drew to a close—including an orbit of the moon, deployment of three space telescopes, four Earth-orbiting satellites, two rendezvous with comets and asteroids, and a test of an ion propulsion engine—which cost less than the sum traditionally spent on a single, conventionally planned planetary mission. He shows how these missions employed smaller spacecraft and cheaper technology to undertake less complex and more specific tasks in outer space. While the technological innovation and space exploration approach that McCurdy describes is still controversial, the historical perspective on its disappointments and triumphs points to ways of developing “faster, better, and cheaper” as a management manifesto. “Readers interested in either the management or economics of complex organizations will find a wealth of material in this well-written exposition. Fans of space travel, like the author himself, will also enjoy the behind-the-scenes look at NASA’s operation.” —Enterprise and Society

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JHU Press

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0801872871

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Public Administration

a Bibliographic Guide to the Literature

By: Howard E. McCurdy

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Public Administration

a Bibliographic Guide to the Literature

By: Howard E. McCurdy

This volume is an ideal reference source for persons investigating specific areas within the diverse field of public affairs and administration. Public Administration includes two comprehensive essays that give a broad overview of the entire field, describing how it has developed through scholarly research and professional practice. It identifies the principal "schools of thought" and the areas of specialization that support them ... covers such topics as state, local, and comparative public personnel administration and public policy analysis ... reviews the most frequently cited sources in the field ... provides details on budgeting and finance ... and pinpoints the major sources for 33 specialized subcategories within the field. This bibliography represents the most current treatment available for historic and recent developments in public administration, and serves as a valuable reference for graduate- and advanced undergraduate-level courses in public affairs and administration, political science and government, policy analysis, organization theory, management science, budgeting and finance, labor relations and public personnel management, and for professionals in government agencies and institutions. Book jacket.

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CRC Press

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082477518X

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The Space Station Decision

Incremental Politics and Technological Choice

By: Howard E. McCurdy

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The Space Station Decision

Incremental Politics and Technological Choice

By: Howard E. McCurdy

Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title Outstanding Academic Title, 1991, Choice Magazine Although building a space station has been an extraordinary challenge for America's scientists and engineers, the securing and sustaining of presidential approval, congressional support, and long-term funding for the project was an enormous task for bureaucrats. The Space Station Decision examines the history of this controversial initiative and illustrates how bureaucracy shapes public policy. Using primary documents and interviews, Howard E. McCurdy describes the events that led up to the 1984 decision to build a permanently occupied, international space station in low Earth orbit. As he follows the trail of the space station proposal through the labyrinth of White House policy review, McCurdy explains the evolution of the presidential budget review process, the breakup of the cabinet system, the proliferation of subcabinets and Executive Office interagency, the involvement of White House staff in framing issues for presidential review, and the role of bureaucracy in advancing administration legislation on Capitol Hill. Comparing the space station decision to earlier decisions to go to the moon and to build the space shuttle, McCurdy shows how public officials responsible for long-term science and technology policy maneuvered in a political system that demanded short-term flexibility.

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JHU Press

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1421401762

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Faster, Better, Cheaper

Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program

By: Howard E. McCurdy

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Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program

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a Bibliographic Guide to the Literature

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Robots in Space

Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel

By: Roger D. Launius,Howard E. McCurdy

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Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel

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Financing the New Space Industry

Breaking Free of Gravity and Government Support

By: Howard E. McCurdy

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Breaking Free of Gravity and Government Support

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LIFE OF MAJ JOSEPH HOWARD AN A

By: Joseph Howard

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LIFE OF MAJ JOSEPH HOWARD AN A

By: Joseph Howard

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Book's by Howard E. McCurdy

Inside NASA

Inside NASA

Financing the New Space Industry

Financing the New Space Industry

Space and the American Imagination

Space and the American Imagination

Robots in Space

Robots in Space

Faster, Better, Cheaper

Faster, Better, Cheaper

Public Administration

Public Administration

The Space Station Decision

The Space Station Decision

Faster, Better, Cheaper

Faster, Better, Cheaper

Public Administration

Public Administration

Robots in Space

Robots in Space

Financing the New Space Industry

Financing the New Space Industry

LIFE OF MAJ JOSEPH HOWARD AN A

LIFE OF MAJ JOSEPH HOWARD AN A

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