1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910254590503321

Autore

Minier Vincent

Titolo

Inventing a Space Mission [[electronic resource] ] : The Story of the Herschel Space Observatory / / by Vincent Minier, Roger-Maurice Bonnet, Vincent Bontems, Thijs de Graauw, Matt Griffin, Frank Helmich, Göran Pilbratt, Sergio Volonte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-60024-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 280 p. 91 illus., 69 illus. in color.)

Collana

ISSI Scientific Report Series ; ; 14

Disciplina

520

Soggetti

Observations, Astronomical

Astronomy—Observations

Management

Industrial management

Space sciences

Knowledge management

Aerospace engineering

Astronautics

Philosophy

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Innovation/Technology Management

Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)

Knowledge Management

Aerospace Technology and Astronautics

Philosophy of Technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

General Introduction -- Creating the Strategic Framework for Herschel -- Science Evolution -- Overview of the Mission -- Innovation in Technology and Management:- Introduction to Innovations within



Herschel -- Silicon Carbide (SiC) Telescope: History of an Invention -- Herschel Cryostat Customisation -- Far Infrared Bolometers and their Competitive Technical Lineages -- Heterodyne Receivers: Recurrent Synergy Between Ground and Space -- Management Organisation -- Conclusions. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book describes prominent technological achievements within a very successful space science mission: the Herschel space observatory. Focusing on the various processes of innovation it offers an analysis and discussion of the social, technological and scientific context of the mission that paved the way to its development. It addresses the key question raised by these processes in our modern society, i.e.: how knowledge management of innovation set the conditions for inventing the future? In that respect the book is based on a transdisciplinary analysis of the programmatic complexity of Herschel, with inputs from space scientists, managers, philosophers, and engineers. This book is addressed to decision makers, not only in space science, but also in other industries and sciences using or building large machines. It is also addressed to space engineers and scientists as well as students in science and management.