As part of the transition to the broad research scope of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) starting in the late 1950's, the Langley Research Center underwent many changes in program content, organization and management, and areas of personnel expertise. This book describes and evaluates the evolution and activities of the Langley Research Center during the seventeen-year period from 1958 to 1975. The book was based on the analysis of hundreds of written records, both published and unpublished, as well as numerous personal interviews with many of the key individuals involved in the transition of Langley. Some of the projects and research areas covered include Project Echo, magnetoplasmadynamics research, Scout Rocket Program, lunar-orbit rendezvous research, manned space laboratory development, and Apollo and the Lunar Orbiter Project.
Spaceflight Revolution: NASA Langley Research Center from Sputnik to APOLLO
1995
582 pages
Report
No indication
English
Space Technology , Aerospace engineering , Histories , Manned space flight , Nasa programs , Research and development , Research projects , Space flight , Apollo project , Echo project , Laboratories , Lunar orbiter , Magnetoplasmadynamics , Manned orbital laboratories , Mercury project , Policies , Research management
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