The Birth Of Nasa: The Work Of The Space Task Group, America's First True Space Pioneers (springer Praxis Books)
by Dutch Ehrenfried /
2016 / English / EPUB
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This is the story of the work of the original NASA space
pioneers; men and women who were suddenly organized in 1958 from
the then National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) into
the Space Task Group. A relatively small group, they developed
the initial mission concept plans and procedures for the U. S.
space program. Then they boldly built hardware and facilities to
accomplish those missions. The group existed only three years
before they were transferred to the Manned Spacecraft Center in
Houston, Texas, in 1962, but their organization left a large mark
on what would follow.
This is the story of the work of the original NASA space
pioneers; men and women who were suddenly organized in 1958 from
the then National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) into
the Space Task Group. A relatively small group, they developed
the initial mission concept plans and procedures for the U. S.
space program. Then they boldly built hardware and facilities to
accomplish those missions. The group existed only three years
before they were transferred to the Manned Spacecraft Center in
Houston, Texas, in 1962, but their organization left a large mark
on what would follow.
Von Ehrenfried's personal experience with the STG at Langley
uniquely positions him to describe the way the group was
structured and how it reacted to the new demands of a
post-Sputnik era. He artfully analyzes how the growing space
program was managed and what techniques enabled it to develop so
quickly from an operations perspective. The result is a
fascinating window into history, amply backed up by first person
documentation and interviews.
Von Ehrenfried's personal experience with the STG at Langley
uniquely positions him to describe the way the group was
structured and how it reacted to the new demands of a
post-Sputnik era. He artfully analyzes how the growing space
program was managed and what techniques enabled it to develop so
quickly from an operations perspective. The result is a
fascinating window into history, amply backed up by first person
documentation and interviews.