Doing the impossible : George E. Mueller and the management of NASA's human spaceflight program / Arthur L. Slotkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Slotkin, Arthur L.

Series:

Space Exploration

Springer Praxis books in space exploration

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space shuttles--United States.

Space shuttles.

Outer space--Exploration.

Outer space.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2012.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This excellent account of one of the most important personalities in early American human spaceflight history describes for the first time how George E. Mueller, the system manager of the human spaceflight program of the 1960s, applied the SPO methodology and other special considerations, resulting in the success of the Apollo Program. While Wernher von Braun and others did not really readily accept Mueller's approach to system management, they later acknowledged that without it NASA would not have landed astronauts on the Moon by 1969. While Apollo remained Mueller's top priority, from his earliest days at the agency he promoted a robust post-Apollo program, which culminated in Skylab, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station. As a result of these efforts, Mueller earned the sobriquet: "the father of the Space Shuttle.".

Contents:

Illustrations

Tables

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Reorganizing

Chapter 2: Program management

Chapter 3: Getting Ready

Chapter 4: Resuming Flight

Chapter 5: Learning, developing, and planning

Chapter 6: Peaks and valleys

Chapter 7: Recovery

Chapter 8: All-up testing

Chapter 9: Orbiting the Moon

Chapter 10: A railroad in space

Epilogue

Bibliography

Abbreviations

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613935014

9781283622561

1283622564

9781461437017

1461437016

OCLC:

804849408