Ehrenfried, Dutch von
The Birth of NASA
Part I. Setting the Stage
1. Introduction
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
2. The Sputnik Reaction
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
3. The President
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
4. The National Security Council
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
5. The Congress
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
6. The Department of Defense and Other Agencies
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
Part II. Creating the Space Team
7. Creation of the Space Task Group
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
8. The AVRO Canadians
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
9. The STG Organization
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
10. Representatives and Contractors
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
11. The Need for More People
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
12. The End of the Space Task Group
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
13. Some Key Project Mercury Decisions and Lessons Learned
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
Part III. Achievements
14. Facilities Created for Project Mercury
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
15. Mission Designs and Concepts
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
16. The Impact of NASA and the STG on History
Manfred “Dutch” Ehrenfried
Keywords: Popular Science, Popular Science in Astronomy, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences, History of Science
- Author(s)
- Ehrenfried, Dutch von
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2016
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Series
- Springer Praxis Books
- Page amount
- 15 pages
- Categories
- Natural Sciences
- Technology, Energy, Traffic
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783319284286
- Printed ISBN
- 978-3-319-28426-2