03564nam 2200613Ia 450 991102004110332120200520144314.01-283-86940-31-118-48707-910.1002/9781118487105(CKB)2670000000308731(EBL)1092860(SSID)ssj0000811126(PQKBManifestationID)11438926(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000811126(PQKBWorkID)10847096(PQKB)10080648(MiAaPQ)EBC1092860(CaBNVSL)mat06480472(IDAMS)0b00006481cffaf2(IEEE)6480472(OCoLC)828334133(PPN)272408654(EXLCZ)99267000000030873120121220d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImplosion lessons from national security, high reliability spacecraft, electronics, and the forces which changed them /L. Parker TempleHoboken, N.J. IEEE Press/Wiley20131 online resource (370 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-118-48710-9 1-118-46242-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.List of Figures vii -- List of Tables ix -- Preface xi -- Acknowledgments xv -- Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Program Names xvii -- Part I Activation Energy (1931-1968) -- 1. Washington . . . We Have a Problem . . . 3 -- 2. The Quantum Leap 6 -- 3. Preparation 21 -- 4. The Final Frontiers 29 -- 5. Minuteman Means Reliability 58 -- 6. Skinning Cats 68 -- Part II Startup Transient (1969-1980) -- 7. Changing the Sea State 87 -- 8. Space Parts: From A to S 93 -- 9. There's S, and Then There's S 122 -- 10. A Little Revolution Now and Then Is Good 140 -- 11. Quality on the Horizon 144 -- Part III Switching Transient (1980-1989) -- 12. Crossing the Operational Divide 153 -- 13. Stocking the Shelves 168 -- 14. Hammered 184 -- 15. Battlegrounds: Reorganization and Reform 187 -- 16. Implementing Change in a Changing World 207 -- Part IV Shorting To Ground (1989-2002) -- 17. Leap First, Look Later 231 -- 18. Hardly Standing PAT 248 -- Part V Resetting the Circuit Breakers -- 19. Brewing the Perfect Storm 277 -- 20. Summing the Parts 301 -- Epilogue: Can One Ever Truly Go Home Again? 309 -- Index 322 Implosion is a focused study of the history and uses of high-reliability, solid-state electronics, military standards, and space systems that support our national security and defense. This book is unique in combining the interdependent evolution of and interrelationships among military standards, solid-state electronics, and very high-reliability space systems. Starting with a brief description of the physics that enabled the development of the first transistor, Implosion covers the need for standardizing military electronics, which began during World War II and continuAstronautics and stateUnited StatesNational securityUnited StatesHistory21st centuryOuter spaceExplorationUnited StatesAstronautics and stateNational securityHistory621.38109Temple L. Parker1689860Delaney Patrick R115375MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911020041103321Implosion4065225UNINA