Faster, better, cheaper [[electronic resource] ] : low-cost innovation in the U.S. space program / / Howard E. McCurdy
| Faster, better, cheaper [[electronic resource] ] : low-cost innovation in the U.S. space program / / Howard E. McCurdy |
| Autore | McCurdy Howard E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.4/068/1 |
| Collana | New series in NASA history |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronautics - United States - Cost control
Organizational effectiveness Astronautics - Technological innovations |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8018-7287-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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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Faster, better, cheaper [[electronic resource] ] : low-cost innovation in the U.S. space program / / Howard E. McCurdy
| Faster, better, cheaper [[electronic resource] ] : low-cost innovation in the U.S. space program / / Howard E. McCurdy |
| Autore | McCurdy Howard E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.4/068/1 |
| Collana | New series in NASA history |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronautics - United States - Cost control
Organizational effectiveness Astronautics - Technological innovations |
| ISBN | 0-8018-7287-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780192003321 |
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001 | ||
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Financing the New Space Industry : Breaking Free of Gravity and Government Support / / by Howard E. McCurdy
| Financing the New Space Industry : Breaking Free of Gravity and Government Support / / by Howard E. McCurdy |
| Autore | McCurdy Howard E |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 122 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina |
338.0919
338.476291 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - History
United States - History Finance History Solar system History of Science US History Financial History Space Physics |
| ISBN |
9783030322922
3030322920 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: The View from the Mezzanine in Kent, Washington -- 2. The Dream of Commercial Space Flight -- 3. Financing Privately Developed Transportation Schemes: Precedents from the First Transcontinental Railroad -- 4. How Corporate Executives Approach Business Decisions: Financial Planning for the Boeing 707 Jetliner -- 5. Five Case Studies -- 6. Boeing: Pairing Commercial Work with Government Contracts to Reduce Risk -- 7. SpaceX: Leveraging Government Support to Raise Private Capital -- 8. Blue Origin: The Entrepreneur as Philanthropist -- 9. Virgin Galactic: Promoters and Prizes -- 10. Orbital Sciences: The Challenge of Breaking Away from Government Contracts as a Source of Revenue Flow -- 11. Other Methods of Government Support -- 12. Reflections and Summary. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484027603321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019 | ||
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Low-cost innovation in spaceflight [[electronic resource] ] : the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) Shoemaker Mission / / Howard E. McCurdy
| Low-cost innovation in spaceflight [[electronic resource] ] : the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) Shoemaker Mission / / Howard E. McCurdy |
| Autore | McCurdy Howard E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, History Division, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | v, 76 pages : digital, PDF file |
| Collana |
The NASA history series
Monographs in aerospace history NASA SP |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronautics - United States - Cost control
Microspacecraft |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Low-cost innovation in spaceflight |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910695193303321 |
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| Washington, DC : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, History Division, , 2005 | ||
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