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UNINA9910963444603321 |
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Autore |
McCurdy Howard E |
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Titolo |
Faster, better, cheaper : low-cost innovation in the U.S. space program / / Howard E. McCurdy |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (191 p.) |
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Collana |
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New series in NASA history |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Astronautics - United States - Cost control |
Organizational effectiveness |
Astronautics - Technological innovations |
Outer space Exploration Cost control |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; 1 THE REFORM; 2 THE NATURE OF THE CHALLENGE; 3 COST CONTROL; 4 THE PHILOSOPHY; 5 MARS PATHFINDER; 6 ORGANIZATION; 7 TECHNOLOGY; 8 RISK AND RELIABILITY; 9 FUTURE IMPLICATIONS; NOTES; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 cheaperas a management manifesto. |
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