A Passion for Space Adventures of a Pioneering Female NASA Flight Controller /

Marianne J. Dyson recounts for us a time when women were making the first inroads into space flight control, a previously male-dominated profession. The story begins with the inspiration of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon and follows the challenges of pursuing a science career as a woman in the 70...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dyson, Marianne J. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:Space Exploration,
Temas:
Astronomy.
Mechanical engineering.
Solar system.
Technological innovations.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Mechanical Engineering.
Space Physics.
Innovation and Technology Management.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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505 0 |a Preface: The Moon Landing, July 20, 1969 -- Space Girl Grows Up -- Welcome to Houston -- NASA Employee -- Shuttle Procedures & Training -- STS-1 Timeliner -- Preparation for STS-2 -- STS-2 Timeliner -- Preparation for STS-3 -- Lead Timeliner STS-3 -- Secret Preparations -- STS-4 Flight Activities Officer -- Welcome to Operations -- STS-5 Fire in Mission Control -- Family Planner -- New Mother -- Working Mother -- Aerospace Consultant -- The Challenger Disaster -- Space For Everyone -- Appendix A: First Women Flight Controllers -- Appendix B: First 25 Space Shuttle Flights -- Appendix C: As-Flown Timelines for STS-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 -- Index of Names. 
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