Nasa New Millennium Problems And Solutions

Author : Don A. Nelson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-06-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781462836475

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Nasa New Millennium Problems and Solutions by Don A. Nelson Pdf

THIS BOOK PREDICTED COLUMBIA DISASTER.. NASA New Millennium Problems and Solutions is a wake up call about the dire conditions of the U.S. space transportation program. NASAs management philosophy of faster, better, cheaper has resulted in the Agency trying to do, too much... with too little... too fast. The space programs momentum has been eroded by NASAs numerous project failures, cost overruns, and mismanagement. NASAs space transportation operations have been compromised to the point where serious safety conditions exist. Astronauts, ground personnel, and even the general public are exposed to unsafe flight operations. This book examines the following daunting questions: Why isnt the Space Shuttle safe? Why doesnt the Space Shuttle have a crew escape system? What happened to NASAs commercial Space Shuttle? Will the International Space Station be worth the cost? Was the X-33/VentureStar launch project a $1 billion blunder? Are the proposed X-33 population over-flight tests safe? Will the human exploration of Mars be postponed for decades? Is there light at the end of this dark tunnel? This book gives the reader with an insiders knowledge of decisions that have placed the future of the U.S. space transportation programs in grave peril. It is a compelling reading for the space enthusiast, the aerospace professional community, those seeking aerospace careers, and political supporters and opponents of the space program.

Author : Erik M. Conway
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421416045

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Exploration and Engineering by Erik M. Conway Pdf

Although the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has become synonymous with the United States’ planetary exploration during the past half century, its most recent focus has been on Mars. Beginning in the 1990s and continuing through the Mars Phoenix mission of 2007, JPL led the way in engineering an impressive, rapidly evolving succession of Mars orbiters and landers, including roving robotic vehicles whose successful deployment onto the Martian surface posed some of the most complicated technical problems in space flight history. In Exploration and Engineering, Erik M. Conway reveals how JPL engineers’ creative technological feats led to major breakthroughs in Mars exploration. He takes readers into the heart of the lab’s problem-solving approach and management structure, where talented scientists grappled with technical challenges while also coping, not always successfully, with funding shortfalls, unrealistic schedules, and managerial turmoil. Conway, JPL’s historian, offers an insider’s perspective into the changing goals of Mars exploration, the ways in which sophisticated computer simulations drove the design process, and the remarkable evolution of landing technologies over a thirty-year period. "A masterpiece of research and writing."—Quest: History of Spaceflight Quarterly "A 'must' for any reader of modern astronomy who wants insights into how the lab conducts its research, solves problems, and handle[s] technological challenges."—Midwest Book Review "A great tale of ambition, mishap and recovery, building on extensive archival research and interviews with JPL managers, scientists and engineers, to deliver a detailed overview of each mission's feats and failures . . . Exploration and Engineering is a great book for everyone seriously interested in the struggles and achievements of JPL as NASA's centre for Mars exploration."—Sky at Night Erik M. Conway is a historian of science and technology at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. He is the author of Atmospheric Science at NASA: A History.

Author : Jay Liebowitz
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001-03-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000611427

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Knowledge Management by Jay Liebowitz Pdf

Knowledge Management (KM) is strongly rooted in the discipline of Knowledge Engineering (KE), which in turn grew partly out of the artificial intelligence field. Despite their close relationship, however, many KM specialists have failed to fully recognize the synergy or acknowledge the power that KE methodologies, techniques, and tools hold for enh

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Technology
ISBN : MINN:30000006050763

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Spinoff by Anonim Pdf

Author : Chris Price
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781447105350

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Computer-Based Diagnostic Systems by Chris Price Pdf

This book addresses the issue of the best way to build effective knowledge-based systems for handling different types of diagnostic problems. It presents examples of different solutions to building effective diagnostic systems, and helps the reader to decide on an appropriate strategy for building a system. The book makes the material easy to understand and goes through the different options for constructing diagnostic systems.

Author : National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee on Advanced Engineering Environments
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000-10-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309071253

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Design in the New Millennium by National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee on Advanced Engineering Environments Pdf

America is changing. Many of the most noticeable changes in day-to-day life are associated with the advancing capabilities of computer systems, the growing variety of tasks they can accomplish, and the accelerating rate of change. Advanced engineering environments (AEEs) combine advanced, networked computer systems with advanced modeling and simulation technologies. When more fully developed, AEEs will enable teams of researchers, technologists, designers, manufacturers, suppliers, customers, and other users scattered across a continent or the globe to develop new products and carry out new missions with unprecedented effectiveness. Business as usual, however, will not achieve this vision. Government, industry, and academic organizations need to make the organizational and process changes that will enable their staffs to use current and future AEE technologies and systems. Design in the New Millennium: Advanced Engineering Environments: Phase 2 is the second part of a two-part study of advanced engineering environments. The Phase 1 report, issued in 1999, identified steps the federal government, industry, and academia could take in the near term to enhance the development of AEE technologies and systems with broad application in the U.S. engineering enterprise. Design in the New Millennium focuses on the long-term potential of AEE technologies and systems over the next 15 years. This report calls on government, industry, and academia to make major changes to current organizational cultures and practices to achieve a long-term vision that goes far beyond what current capabilities allow.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Artificial satellites in earth sciences
ISBN : UCSD:31822009263369

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The Earth Observer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ann Beardsley,C. Tony Garcia,Joseph Sweeney
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781442262874

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Historical Guide to NASA and the Space Program by Ann Beardsley,C. Tony Garcia,Joseph Sweeney Pdf

NASA—the National Aeronautics and Space Administration created in the wake of the Space Act—has and continues to accomplish those precepts every day. With many hundreds of satellites launched into space and close to 200 human spaceflights, NASA is a proven leader in space exploration. Most of the US space exploration efforts have been led by NASA, including the Apollo moon-landing missions, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle. Currently, NASA is supporting the International Space Station and is overseeing the development of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, the Space Launch System and Commercial Crew vehicles. NASA is also responsible for the Launch Services Program which provides oversight of launch operations and countdown management for unmanned NASA launches. The Historical Guide to NASA and the Space Program contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on space missions, astronauts, technical terms, space shuttles, satellites and the international space station. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about NASA and space exploration.

Author : Armoni, Adi
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1999-07-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781930708556

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Healthcare Information Systems: Challenges of the New Millennium by Armoni, Adi Pdf

Healthcare information systems are crucial to the effective and efficient delivery of healthcare. Healthcare Information Systems: Challenges of the New Millennium reports on the implementation of medical information systems.

Author : H. S. Peter Stockman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Orbiting astronomical observatories
ISBN : OSU:32435059391771

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The Next Generation Space Telescope by H. S. Peter Stockman Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1004 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Technology
ISBN : MINN:31951P00457037Z

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NASA Tech Briefs by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000043053070

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Fiscal Year 2000 NASA Authorization, Parts I-V by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Pdf

Author : Nicholas A. Veronico
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0738531324

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Moffett Field by Nicholas A. Veronico Pdf

The looming immensity of Moffett Field's Hangar One, built in 1933 to house the world's largest--and last--rigid-frame dirigible, is an unforgettable South Bay landmark. The lighter-than-air Macon cost 2.5 million Depression-era dollars and could hold 100 men and five Sparrowhawk biplanes, yet its silvery bulk hovered silently or sailed up to 80 miles an hour. It drew crowds as it darkened the skies around Mountain View until it broke up in a storm two years later. Other blimp squadrons, equipped with carrier pigeons instead of biplanes, succeeded the Macon. Moffett Field has at various times served the navy, army, and the air force. Now home to the world's largest wind tunnel, the NASA Ames Research Center also supports research that blazes the frontiers of supercomputing, robotics, space sciences, astrobiology, and nanotechnology.

Author : Greg Klerkx
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780375727733

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Lost in Space by Greg Klerkx Pdf

The daring, revolutionary NASA that sent Neil Armstrong to the moon has lost its meteoric vision, says journalist and space enthusiast Greg Klerkx. NASA, he contends, has devolved from a pioneer of space exploration into a factionalized bureaucracy focused primarily on its own survival. And as a result, humans haven’t ventured beyond Earth orbit for three decades. Klerkx argues that after its wildly successful Apollo program, NASA clung fiercely to the spotlight by creating a government-sheltered monopoly with a few Big Aerospace companies. Although committed in theory to supporting commercial spaceflight, in practice it smothered vital private-sector innovation. In striking descriptions of space milestones spanning the golden 1960s Space Age and the 2003 Columbia tragedy, Klerkx exposes the “real” NASA and envisions exciting public-private cooperation that could send humans back to the moon and beyond.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000065502440

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NASA's Science Programs by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Pdf