Project Vanguard (eBook)

The NASA History

Constance McLaughlin Green, Milton Lomask (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
336 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-14153-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This authoritative, illustrated history chronicles the Vanguard project, which placed one of the United States' earliest successful man-made satellites into Earth orbit. It analyzes scientific and technical challenges, impact on subsequent missions, and Cold War influences.

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This is the inside story of one of the earliest successful U.S. satellites, a fascinating Cold War–era chronicle of the nation's earliest battles and triumphs in the Space Race. It recounts the origins, development, and results of Project Vanguard, a pioneering venture in the exploration of outer space. Primarily an analysis of the project's scientific and technical challenges, this volume documents onboard experiments, instrumentation, tracking systems, and test firings. It also portrays the drama of organizing an unprecedented project under the pressure of a strict time limit as well as the tempestuous climate of American opinion during the Soviet Union’s Sputnik launches. The history concludes with an evaluation of the satellite program's significant contributions to scientific knowledge. Numerous historic photographs highlight the text, which is written in accessible, nontechnical language. In addition to a historic foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh, this new edition features an informative introduction by Paul Dickson. Authoritative and inexpensive, it will appeal to students and teachers of history and science as well as aviation enthusiasts.

Inhalt

ForewordList of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroduction1. Background of Space Exploration2. Seeking Government Support for a Satellite Program3. Selecting a Satellite Plan4. Getting the Launch Program Started5. Battle over Vehicle Specifications6. Role of NAS and TPESP, 1955–19567. Onboard Experiments and Instrumentation8. Creating a Home on the Range9. The Tracking Systems10. Early Test Firings11. From Sputnik I to TV-312. Success—and After13. The National Academy of Sciences and the Scientific Harvest, 1957–195914. The Final AccountingNotesSelected BibliographyAppendixes1. Vanguard Flight Summary2. Explorer Flight Summary3. IGY Satellite LaunchesIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.4.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Books on Astronomy
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Books on Astronomy
• Einführung: Paul Dickson
• Zusatzinfo: 38 halftones; 15 illust.
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 180 x 180 mm
• Gewicht: 581 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Thermodynamik
• Schlagworte: Nasa • Satellites • space exploration • Sputnik • Vanguard
• ISBN-10: 0-486-14153-5 / 0486141535
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-14153-4 / 9780486141534