NASA Spaceflight : A History of Innovation / / edited by Roger D. Launius, Howard E. McCurdy
| NASA Spaceflight : A History of Innovation / / edited by Roger D. Launius, Howard E. McCurdy |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 402 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 509 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - History
United States - History Political planning America - Politics and government Economic policy History of Science US History Public Policy American Politics Economic Policy |
| ISBN |
9783319601137
331960113X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: Partnerships for Innovation -- 2. The Origins and Flagship Project of NASA's International Program-The Ariel Case Study -- 3. Global Instantaneous Telecommunications and the Development of Satellite Technology -- 4. The Other Side of Moore's Law-The Apollo Guidance Computer, the Integrated Circuit, and the Mircoelectronics Revolution, 1962-1975 -- 5. NASA's Mission Control Center-The Space Program's Capitol as Innovative Capital -- 6. Lessons of Landsat-From Experimental Program to Commercial Land Imaging, 1969-1989 -- 7. Selling the Space Shuttle-Early Developments -- 8. Something Borrowed, Something Blue-Re-purposing NASA's Spacecraft -- 9. Encouraging New Space Firms -- 10. The Discovery Program-Competition, Innovation, and Risk in Planetary Exploration -- 11. Partnerships for Innovation-The X-33/VentureStar -- 12. Microgravity, Macro Investment-Overcoming International Space Station Utilization Challenges through Managerial Innovation -- 12. NASA, Industry, and the CommercialCrew Development Program-The Politics of Partnership -- 13. Conclusion-What Matters? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299810703321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 | ||
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Revisiting Waldo's administrative state [[electronic resource] ] : constancy and change in public administration / / David H. Rosenbloom and Howard E. McCurdy, editors
| Revisiting Waldo's administrative state [[electronic resource] ] : constancy and change in public administration / / David H. Rosenbloom and Howard E. McCurdy, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina | 351.73 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
RosenbloomDavid H
McCurdyHoward E |
| Collana | Public management and change series |
| Soggetto topico |
Public administration
Organizational change - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-58901-407-3
1-4356-2747-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Dwight Waldo's The administrative state / David H. Rosenbloom and Howard E. McCurdy -- The material background / Donald F. Kettl -- The cultural and ideological background / Howard E. McCurdy -- The criteria of action / Norma M. Riccucci -- Who should rule? / Patricia W. Ingraham -- The separation of powers / David H. Rosenbloom -- The thinning of administrative institutions / Larry D. Terry -- Competition for human capital / John Cadigan -- Business and government / Barbara S. Romzek -- Institutional values and the future administrative state / Robert F. Durant -- Additional notes on the present tendencies / Howard E. McCurdy and David H. Rosenbloom. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451803203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2006 | ||
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Revisiting Waldo's administrative state [[electronic resource] ] : constancy and change in public administration / / David H. Rosenbloom and Howard E. McCurdy, editors
| Revisiting Waldo's administrative state [[electronic resource] ] : constancy and change in public administration / / David H. Rosenbloom and Howard E. McCurdy, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina | 351.73 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
RosenbloomDavid H
McCurdyHoward E |
| Collana | Public management and change series |
| Soggetto topico |
Public administration
Organizational change - United States |
| ISBN |
1-58901-407-3
1-4356-2747-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Dwight Waldo's The administrative state / David H. Rosenbloom and Howard E. McCurdy -- The material background / Donald F. Kettl -- The cultural and ideological background / Howard E. McCurdy -- The criteria of action / Norma M. Riccucci -- Who should rule? / Patricia W. Ingraham -- The separation of powers / David H. Rosenbloom -- The thinning of administrative institutions / Larry D. Terry -- Competition for human capital / John Cadigan -- Business and government / Barbara S. Romzek -- Institutional values and the future administrative state / Robert F. Durant -- Additional notes on the present tendencies / Howard E. McCurdy and David H. Rosenbloom. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778227503321 |
| Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Revisiting Waldo's administrative state : constancy and change in public administration / / David H. Rosenbloom and Howard E. McCurdy, editors
| Revisiting Waldo's administrative state : constancy and change in public administration / / David H. Rosenbloom and Howard E. McCurdy, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina | 351.73 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
RosenbloomDavid H
McCurdyHoward E |
| Collana | Public management and change series |
| Soggetto topico |
Public administration
Organizational change - United States |
| ISBN |
1-58901-407-3
1-4356-2747-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Dwight Waldo's The administrative state / David H. Rosenbloom and Howard E. McCurdy -- The material background / Donald F. Kettl -- The cultural and ideological background / Howard E. McCurdy -- The criteria of action / Norma M. Riccucci -- Who should rule? / Patricia W. Ingraham -- The separation of powers / David H. Rosenbloom -- The thinning of administrative institutions / Larry D. Terry -- Competition for human capital / John Cadigan -- Business and government / Barbara S. Romzek -- Institutional values and the future administrative state / Robert F. Durant -- Additional notes on the present tendencies / Howard E. McCurdy and David H. Rosenbloom. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910954927603321 |
| Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Robots in space [[electronic resource] ] : technology, evolution, and interplanetary travel / / Roger D. Launius and Howard E. McCurdy
| Robots in space [[electronic resource] ] : technology, evolution, and interplanetary travel / / Roger D. Launius and Howard E. McCurdy |
| Autore | Launius Roger D |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | McCurdyHoward E |
| Collana | New series in NASA history |
| Soggetto topico |
Robots
Space robotics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8018-9844-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : a false dichotomy -- The human/robot debate -- Human spaceflight as utopia -- Promoting the human dimension -- Robotic spaceflight in popular culture -- The new space race -- Interstellar flight and the human future in space -- Homo sapiens, transhumanism, and the postbiological universe -- An alternative paradigm? -- Appendix : Inadequate words. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457034203321 |
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008 | ||
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Robots in space [[electronic resource] ] : technology, evolution, and interplanetary travel / / Roger D. Launius and Howard E. McCurdy
| Robots in space [[electronic resource] ] : technology, evolution, and interplanetary travel / / Roger D. Launius and Howard E. McCurdy |
| Autore | Launius Roger D |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | McCurdyHoward E |
| Collana | New series in NASA history |
| Soggetto topico |
Robots
Space robotics |
| ISBN | 0-8018-9844-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : a false dichotomy -- The human/robot debate -- Human spaceflight as utopia -- Promoting the human dimension -- Robotic spaceflight in popular culture -- The new space race -- Interstellar flight and the human future in space -- Homo sapiens, transhumanism, and the postbiological universe -- An alternative paradigm? -- Appendix : Inadequate words. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781018403321 |
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008 | ||
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