The Secret of Apollo: Systems Management in American and European Space Programs (New Series in NASA History)
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (566 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080186898X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Howard McCurdy, author of Inside NASA)A book for general readers interested in business and management issues in the space program. (Satellite Evolution Group) . and Europe. (Jon Agar British Journal for the History of Science)This is a wonderful story and a great book. (Space Review)Well written and engaging in style. Soundly based on the secondary literature and on archival research in the United States and Europe and provides an excellent overview of the topic within Johnson's chosen boundaries I can highly recommend Johnson's book to historians of both the Cold War military and civilian space programs. It is a very important work. (Choice)Johnson's in-depth, nuts-and-bolts manual sheds much light on a seldom studied secret of our recent space history. (Journal of Military
"In response, development organizations created what few expected and what even fewer wanteda bureaucracy for innovation. To begin to understand this apparent contradiction in terms, we must first understand the exacting nature of space technologies and the concerns of those who create them.". Taking a comparative approach, Johnson focuses on the theory, or intellectual history, of "systems engineering" as such, its origins in the Air Force's Cold War ICBM efforts, and its migration to not only NASA but the European Space Agency.Exploring the history and politics of aerospace development and weapons procurement, Johnson examines how scientists and engineers created the systems management process to coordinate large-scale technology development, and how managers and military officers gained control of that process. Johnson here explores the answersystems managementin a groundbreaking study that involves Air Force planners, scientists, technical specialists, and, eventually, bureaucrats. "Those funding the race demanded results," Johnson explains. How does one go about organizing something as complicated as a strategic-missile or space-explorat
The reason large aerospace projects succeed Jeffrey L. Smith, PE Very good overview of how Systems Engineering/Systems Management developed during the Cold War. Gives excellent insight into how tools that we still use today developed, such as: Configuration Management, Change Control, independent Quality organizations, Design Reviews, detailed cost. "Johnson Contributes to Understanding of Systems Mgmt." according to Jack Kennedy Jr.. Dr. Johnson's book The Secret of Apollo provides the reader with the critcial overview of how systems management was development by the American military and how it became to be applied in the civilian space program. The book provides a unique persepective on how success was achieved . Outstanding History of Apollo Systems Management This important book by Stephen B. Johnson of the University of North Dakota's Space Studies Department, skillfully interweaves technical details and fascinating personalities to describe the rise of systems management in the U.S. and Europe. It is a very important work that uses Apoll
Stephen B. Johnson is an associate professor of space studies at the University of North Dakota.