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Opening space research [[electronic resource] ] : dreams, technology, and scientific discovery / / George H. Ludwig
| Opening space research [[electronic resource] ] : dreams, technology, and scientific discovery / / George H. Ludwig |
| Autore | Ludwig George H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (491 p.) |
| Disciplina |
629.4092
B |
| Collana | Special Publications |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronautics and state - United States
Space sciences - Iowa |
| ISBN |
1-118-66763-8
1-118-67164-3 1-118-67234-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Prologue; Introduction; Special acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Setting the Stage at the University of Iowa; Initiating the Iowa cosmic ray program; Inventing the rockoon; Chapter 2: The Early Years; Entering opportunity's door; The summer 1953 rockoon expedition; McDonald's and Webber's balloon programs, 1953-1955; The summer 1954 third rockoon expedition; A great personal adventure, summer 1955; Discovery of the auroral soft radiation; Anderson's Canadian balloon flights in early 1956; Iowa City balloon flights in March 1956
Chapter 3: The International Geophysical Year IGY inception and early planning; Adding rockets to the program; Artificial Earth satellites; A retrospective view of the IGY; Chapter 4: The IGY Program at Iowa; Ground-launched rockets; Projects sometimes failed; Large balloons; Rockoons; Chapter 5: The Vanguard Cosmic Ray Instrument; Van Allen's cosmic ray experiment proposals; Major challenges; Evolution of the instrument design; Assembling and testing the instrument; Final work on the Vanguard instrument; Additional notes on the data recorder; Chapter 6: Sputnik! Early indications of Soviet intentions Scientists gather to review IGY progress; A memorable cocktail party: The announcement; Closing the conference; Continuing reactions; Chapter 7: The U.S. Satellite Competition; Competing launch vehicle proposals; The Stewart Committee and the Vanguard decision; Keeping the Orbiter dream alive; Chapter 8: Go! Jupiter C, Juno, and Deal I; Obtaining the approvals; Preparations at Huntsville and Pasadena; A call from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; A hurried move to California; Building the Deal I satellite; Instrument calibration The corona discharge problem, again Environmental testing; Chapter 9: The Birth of Explorer I; The first countdown attempts; The Deal I launch: Explorer I in orbit!; Public jubilation; Returning from the Cape; Chapter 10: Deal II and Explorers II and III; Building the Deal II instruments; To Cape Canaveral for the Deal II launch; A heartbreaking failed launch attempt; The crash effort for a second try; The Vanguard I launch; A successful Explorer III launch!; Chapter 11: Operations and Data Handling; Explorer I operation; Explorer I data acquisition; Explorer III operation Explorer III data acquisition Data flow; The ground network; Data tape logistics; Making the data intelligible; Reading and tabulating the information; Chapter 12: Discovery of the Trapped Radiation; Iowa's cosmic ray experiment; Early hints of the high-intensity radiation; Examining the Explorer I data; From perplexity to understanding with Explorer III; My hurried move back to Iowa City; The announcement; The Soviets missed the discovery; Chapter 13: Argus and Explorers IV and V; Nuclear weaponry and the cold war; The Argus effect and project; NOTSNIK; The Iowa cosmic ray group and Argus Explorer IV and V preparation and launch |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996213955803316 |
Ludwig George H
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| Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Opening space research : dreams, technology, and scientific discovery / / George H. Ludwig
| Opening space research : dreams, technology, and scientific discovery / / George H. Ludwig |
| Autore | Ludwig George H |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (491 p.) |
| Disciplina |
629.4092
B |
| Collana | Special Publications |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronautics and state - United States
Space sciences - Iowa |
| ISBN |
1-118-66763-8
1-118-67164-3 1-118-67234-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Prologue; Introduction; Special acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Setting the Stage at the University of Iowa; Initiating the Iowa cosmic ray program; Inventing the rockoon; Chapter 2: The Early Years; Entering opportunity's door; The summer 1953 rockoon expedition; McDonald's and Webber's balloon programs, 1953-1955; The summer 1954 third rockoon expedition; A great personal adventure, summer 1955; Discovery of the auroral soft radiation; Anderson's Canadian balloon flights in early 1956; Iowa City balloon flights in March 1956
Chapter 3: The International Geophysical Year IGY inception and early planning; Adding rockets to the program; Artificial Earth satellites; A retrospective view of the IGY; Chapter 4: The IGY Program at Iowa; Ground-launched rockets; Projects sometimes failed; Large balloons; Rockoons; Chapter 5: The Vanguard Cosmic Ray Instrument; Van Allen's cosmic ray experiment proposals; Major challenges; Evolution of the instrument design; Assembling and testing the instrument; Final work on the Vanguard instrument; Additional notes on the data recorder; Chapter 6: Sputnik! Early indications of Soviet intentions Scientists gather to review IGY progress; A memorable cocktail party: The announcement; Closing the conference; Continuing reactions; Chapter 7: The U.S. Satellite Competition; Competing launch vehicle proposals; The Stewart Committee and the Vanguard decision; Keeping the Orbiter dream alive; Chapter 8: Go! Jupiter C, Juno, and Deal I; Obtaining the approvals; Preparations at Huntsville and Pasadena; A call from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; A hurried move to California; Building the Deal I satellite; Instrument calibration The corona discharge problem, again Environmental testing; Chapter 9: The Birth of Explorer I; The first countdown attempts; The Deal I launch: Explorer I in orbit!; Public jubilation; Returning from the Cape; Chapter 10: Deal II and Explorers II and III; Building the Deal II instruments; To Cape Canaveral for the Deal II launch; A heartbreaking failed launch attempt; The crash effort for a second try; The Vanguard I launch; A successful Explorer III launch!; Chapter 11: Operations and Data Handling; Explorer I operation; Explorer I data acquisition; Explorer III operation Explorer III data acquisition Data flow; The ground network; Data tape logistics; Making the data intelligible; Reading and tabulating the information; Chapter 12: Discovery of the Trapped Radiation; Iowa's cosmic ray experiment; Early hints of the high-intensity radiation; Examining the Explorer I data; From perplexity to understanding with Explorer III; My hurried move back to Iowa City; The announcement; The Soviets missed the discovery; Chapter 13: Argus and Explorers IV and V; Nuclear weaponry and the cold war; The Argus effect and project; NOTSNIK; The Iowa cosmic ray group and Argus Explorer IV and V preparation and launch |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139037103321 |
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Ludwig George H
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| Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Options and issues for NASA's Human Space Flight Program [[electronic resource] ] : report of the "Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans" Committee : hearing before the Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, September 15, 2009
| Options and issues for NASA's Human Space Flight Program [[electronic resource] ] : report of the "Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans" Committee : hearing before the Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, September 15, 2009 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 132 pages) : illustrations |
| Soggetto topico |
Manned space flight - Planning
Astronautics and state - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Options and issues for NASA's Human Space Flight Program |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703053303321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pathways to exploration : a review of the future of human space exploration : hearing before the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, June 25, 2014
| Pathways to exploration : a review of the future of human space exploration : hearing before the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, June 25, 2014 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 65 pages) : illustration |
| Soggetto topico |
Manned space flight - Government policy - United States
Astronautics and state - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Pathways to exploration |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703508303321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Perspectives on the President's vision for space exploration : hearing before the Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, March 10, 2004
| Perspectives on the President's vision for space exploration : hearing before the Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, March 10, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 136 p.) : ill |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronautics and state - United States
Manned space flight |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Astronautics and state
Manned space flight Political science Science |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Perspectives on the President's vision for space exploration |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910689710303321 |
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The President's new vision of space : hearing before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, February 18, 2004
| The President's new vision of space : hearing before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, February 18, 2004 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 101 pages) |
| Collana | S. hrg. |
| Soggetto topico |
Space industrialization - Government policy - United States
Astronautics and state - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | President's new vision of space |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910707711603321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Priorities, plans, and progress of the nation's space program [[electronic resource] ] : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, March 7, 2012
| Priorities, plans, and progress of the nation's space program [[electronic resource] ] : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, March 7, 2012 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 77 pages) |
| Collana | S. hrg. |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronautics and state - United States
Astronautics and state Exploration of outer space |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Priorities, plans, and progress of the nation's space program |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910702203603321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Realizing NASA's potential [[electronic resource] ] : programmatic challenges in the 21st century : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, March 15, 2011
| Realizing NASA's potential [[electronic resource] ] : programmatic challenges in the 21st century : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, March 15, 2011 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 81 pages) |
| Collana | S. hrg. |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronautics and state - United States
Manned space flight - Government policy - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Realizing NASA's potential |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910702184103321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Regulating space : innovation, liberty, and international obligations : hearing before the Subcommittee on Space, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, first session, March 8, 2017
| Regulating space : innovation, liberty, and international obligations : hearing before the Subcommittee on Space, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, first session, March 8, 2017 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 194 pages) |
| Soggetto topico |
Space law
Space industrialization - Government policy - United States Astronautics and state - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Regulating space |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910705686103321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A renewed spirit of discovery [[electronic resource] ] : the President's vision for U.S. space exploration / / President George W. Bush
| A renewed spirit of discovery [[electronic resource] ] : the President's vision for U.S. space exploration / / President George W. Bush |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : [White House], , [2004] |
| Descrizione fisica | 8 unnumbered pages : digital, PDF file |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BushGeorge W <1946-> (George Walker) |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronautics and state - United States
Space industrialization - Government policy - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Renewed spirit of discovery |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910695274103321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : [White House], , [2004] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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